He chose to have his constituents chosen.
In Provence, Olivier Hofmann, the mayor of Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole (Var), is without a label and intends to remain so.
Not wishing to favor one candidate more than another in his sponsorship for the presidential election (April 10 and 24, 2022), he entrusts the inhabitants of this village of 1,800 souls with the task of nominating their preferred candidate(s). e).
The initiative appeals to the villagers who will have to go to the polls on Saturdays January 29 and February 5.
The voice of the citizens
“This week, we are starting to distribute flyers to mailboxes to explain our approach.
The first feedbacks are good.
I believe it is democratic for me to be the voice of my constituents.
So what could be better than letting them choose?
They will have two days to vote, ”he says.
Much in demand like many other mayors of small towns, the first magistrate of Sainte-Anastasie assures that he will comply with the will of his fellow citizens “whatever the candidate chosen: left or right.
In my team there are people of all sensitivities and I do not want to know their political color.
We work together, period.
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But the participation will have to be substantial for the result to be significant: “We set ourselves the rule that at least a quarter of the people of voting age in the village express themselves.
Otherwise, I will not sponsor any candidate.
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To attract voters, the common hall of the village was reserved for this “pre-election”.
The portraits of all the candidates will be affixed.
But not that of the current president, still not declared.
Unless things change by January 29, the date of the "first round of sponsorships" in Sainte-Anastasie.