The second time should be the good one.
Except new twist.
Jean-Christophe Lagarde (UDI) was elected eleventh deputy mayor of Drancy, Aude Lagarde (UDI) as part of the city council convened urgently on July 14.
The deliberation voted on July 7 allowing the replacement of Michel Lastapis, who resigned from this position, had been canceled the next day by the municipality, just like that devoted to the increase in allowances.
"The municipal services had received the acknowledgment of receipt, on July 1 or 2, from the prefecture, but the prefect signed Michel Lastapis's letter of acceptance of resignation on July 8, while the municipal council was held on the 7th”, justifies Jean-Christophe Lagarde, outgoing deputy beaten in the June legislative elections.
“As we know that he (
his opponent EELV Hacène Chibane
) is constantly increasing the number of appeals, we preferred to redo a municipal council”, he continues.
His main opponent has also promised to "not stop there" and to continue the battle on the ground of legality, as he does regularly.
“Jean-Christophe Lagarde only understands that” notes Hacène Chibane.
"I regret that he is deaf and blind to the very idea of fairness and moderation", he adds, referring to the vote for the sharp increase in allowances, including that of 11th deputy, set at 3,748 gross euros, or "2,500 euros net after tax", according to Aude Lagarde.
"Private offers that gave me between 5,300 and 6,000 euros net per month"
The former MP presents things differently.
“The debate that we had in the municipal team the last 15 days preceding the council (July 7) was the following: either I responded to offers in the private sector, which gave me between 5,300 and 6,000 euros net per month and I no longer had time to devote to the municipality, or I continued to invest myself in municipal life in another way and at that time, I became deputy mayor with half the remuneration.
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The five members of the opposition group led by Carine Nilès (PCF/Nupes) preferred not to attend this new council, denouncing in a July 12 press release "a masquerade" and "a crude maneuver aimed at allowing the ousted deputy to continue to exercise its influence and, incidentally, to benefit from an indemnity as deputy mayor".
A criticism, which annoys Jean-Christophe Lagarde, recalling his local score in the legislative elections: “I won widely in Drancy by 1,500 votes, even if I lost 1,700 votes in the constituency.
You have to be right.
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“How not to draw a parallel with this day, which is so symbolic and bearer of democratic and republican values that is July 14, 1789 or the end of the monarchy?
“concluded Carine Nilès ironically, in her press release.