The administrative court of Grenoble on Wednesday suspended the municipal provision authorizing the burkini in swimming pools.
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Very controversial, the text, which opens the door to the burkini but also to topless swimming for women and anti-UV swimsuits for all, was adopted on May 16 by a narrow majority, some allies of the ecologist mayor Eric Piolle dissociating from the project, against a backdrop of national political storm.
It is due to come into force on June 1.