Last vote before the presidential election.
On June 13 and 20, some 45 million voters will be called to the polls for regional and departmental elections.
Le Figaro
presents the two electoral events of 2021.
»WHEN DO WE VOTE?
Initially scheduled in March, these simultaneous local elections were postponed to
June 13 and 20, 2021
due to the Covid-19 epidemic, with the agreement of the political parties consulted by the former president of the Constitutional Council, Jean-Louis Debré .
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Other dates had to be adjusted via a bill:
candidacies
could be submitted no later than Monday, May 10, at noon;
the
election campaign
, which will last a week longer than expected, will begin on Monday, May 24.
But a new postponement, feared by opposition parties, could be decided in the event of a deterioration in the health situation, on the basis of a report that the government must submit to Parliament by
April 1
at the latest.
»WHO IS
ELECTED?
The voters will designate:
- their 1,758
regional advisers
, in particular in charge of:
economic development;
land use planning;
non-urban transport, ports and airports;
management of high schools and vocational training.
- their 4,056
departmental advisers
, in particular in charge of:
social assistance, including child protection and active solidarity income (RSA);
departmental roads;
school transport;
of college management.
- the 165
councilors of the Assemblies of Corsica, Martinique and Guyana
, who combine the skills of a regional council and a departmental council.
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At the end of these ballots, the elected representatives will then designate a president in each assembly.
They will remain in office for 6 years and 9 months, until March 2028 - a year more than expected, so as not to interfere with the presidential elections of April and May 2027.
»
WHERE DO WE VOTE?
● In 17 regions
The assemblies of 17 French regions will be renewed, namely:
- 14
regional councils
, following
the regional elections
;
- 3
territorial assemblies
(in Corsica, Martinique, Guyana), for which we do not speak of "regional"
elections
but of
"territorial" elections
.
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● In 96 departments
The assemblies of 96 departments will be formed, ie 95
departmental councils
- Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin merged on January 1 into a departmental council of Alsace -, following
the departmental elections
.
● Not everywhere
-
Mayotte
, department and region without a regional council, votes only in departmental districts;
- 5 departments, as well as the metropolis of Lyon, which does not have a departmental council, vote: only for the regional (
Paris
and the
metropolis of Lyon
);
or to regional (
Haute-Corse
,
Corse-du-Sud
,
Martinique
and
Guyana
);
- Some overseas territories, without a meeting renewable in June, will not vote (
New Caledonia
,
Wallis and Futuna
,
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
,
Saint-Martin
,
Saint-Barthélemy
,
French Polynesia
) .
»HOW DO WE VOTE?
Two ballots will have to be chosen by the voters concerned by both the regional and the departmental.
● Regional and territorial
Voters choose a
list of candidates
.
Candidates are elected, in the first or second round, according to a proportional voting system - with a majority bonus of 25% to the list that comes first.
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● Departmental
Voters choose a
pair of candidates
, presented at the level of their canton.
Candidates are elected, in the first or second round, according to a majority voting system.
● Simplified powers of attorney
To vote by proxy, the procedures will be simplified due to the Covid-19 epidemic:
- Each voter can have two proxies against one usually (for those established in France);
- The most vulnerable voters will be able to entrust their proxy from their home to a close relative, including non-resident of the same municipality.