Emmanuel Grégoire's proposal to reconfine the capital for three weeks has caused trouble among elected officials in Paris, who regret not having been consulted upstream.
“These are mind-blowing methods.
We had no consultation with the City of Paris, ”
lamented the mayor of the 9th arrondissement Delphine Bürkli, guest of“ Talk Le Figaro ”on Friday.
"We are on the front line and we were not associated with this decision that Ms. Hidalgo took alone."
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“Since the start of the crisis, it is the Health Defense Council that has taken this type of decision. It is not up to the mayor of Paris to take the place of the executive, unless she takes herself for the president… ”,
criticizes the elected ex-LR, who denounces
“ the coup de com ”
of a mayor
"in an election campaign"
for the presidential election of 2022.
“The City of Paris must be concerted by the executive but we must not say cookie-cutter things.
The level of weariness of the French is such that we must show composure and responsibility.
"
Help stricken areas
“
Reconfinement
must be avoided at all costs
,
”
continues Delphine Bürkli, who welcomes the territorialized management adopted by the executive.
"Does Mrs. Hidalgo think she will close the schools?"
We know how necessary it is.
Entire sectors in Paris are at a standstill, you have to think of them. ”
With fifteen other mayors, the councilor of the 9th arrondissement signed a column published by
Le Figaro
to call for the reopening of theaters, museums and cinemas.
“For several weeks, we have been thinking, in conjunction with the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, about allowing outdoor experiments from spring onwards for the resumption of cultural activities.
It is a vital need for all of us. ”
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As regional councilor for Île-de-France, Delphine Bürkli also works alongside Valérie Pécresse to help the affected sectors.
“I saw her fight to support companies, cultural players, and help us in a pragmatic and concrete way to find masks, tests.
For an elected official like me, that speaks to me ”
, explains the mayor, who will support the outgoing president for the regional ones of June.
And beyond, with a view to a possible presidential candidacy?
“She has made overtaking her policy.
It is the most able to be able to unite beyond the divisions ”,
greets Delphine Bürkli.