In Cannes (Alpes Maritimes)
“
An exit upwards so that we no longer see this deterioration in the relationship of the Regional Council with certain communities
”.
This is what the LR mayor of Cannes, David Lisnard, proposed on Monday during a press conference to the ex-LR president of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Renaud Muselier.
Surrounded by other elected officials from the South-East - including Frédéric Masquelier (Saint-Raphaël) and Sébastien Leroy (Mandelieu-La Napoule), the boss of the Association of Mayors of France denounced "
the iniquity
" of which his colleagues from right would be victims in the payment of subsidies by the region, which today supports Emmanuel Macron.
"
Public money should not depend on political and partisan considerations, the region does not belong to a clan
", pleaded David Lisnard, accusing Christian Estrosi, ex-LR mayor of Nice rallied to Édouard Philippe and number two of the region, to be "
in the manoeuvre
" of this "
Pacaïan invention
".
Supporting figures, the fiery mayor of Cannes accused Muselier of "
blacklisting
" the municipalities whose elected officials, to use the formula of Éric Ciotti who came to show him his "
solidarity
", would
not have "been zealous enough in their conversion to macronism
”.
“A display of bad faith and untruths” to which Muselier will respond on Thursday
“
That the Palais des Festivals (in Cannes), the largest establishment open to the public in the region with the Stade Vélodrome (in Marseille), is no longer recognized as being of regional interest, is delusional.
That all of a sudden, the Cannes Series festival, which has become a world flagship, no longer receives one euro from the region despite a contractual commitment, it is scandalous
,” denounced David Lisnard.
“
We are cut from subsidies overnight for a theater, a softball association or another that takes care of children with cancer, it is not normal, we do not penalize citizens because of political differences
“, lamented Frédéric Masquelier, mayor of Saint-Raphaël.
According to the latter, Renaud Muselier made him pay for his support for David Lisnard during his election as head of the Association of Mayors of France, and for Valérie Pécresse during the presidential election.
"
In a territory as exposed as Mandelieu, which has been devastated by three major floods in four years, aid from the region is only 33,000 euros per year, including 8,000 euros for the Mimosa Festival
", pointed out Sébastien Leroy .
"
What we are asking for is respect for local taxpayers, associations, projects, it is fairness and the end of a system of allegiance and clientelism
", pointed out David Lisnard, before asking for an “
audit on the instruction of regional subsidies
” and the creation of an “
observatory of equity
”.
In a press release, the region chaired by Renaud Muselier responded by denouncing "
a display of bad faith and untruths, which ultimately relates to the specific situation of three municipalities out of 946 in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
".
Renaud Muselier promises a more complete response when he comes to the Alpes-Maritimes communes fair in Nice on October 13.
The next day, he must officially launch his regional party in Marseille, “
Our territories first
”, already joined by 200 local elected officials.