Very few Parisians came out on Sunday February 4 to decide whether or not the City should triple the parking rate for SUVs in the capital.
Only 5% of those registered on the electoral lists expressed their opinion.
A figure that the detractors of the initiative of Anne Hidalgo, the mayor (PS) of Paris, did not fail to highlight.
However, it does not surprise Pascal Sciarini.
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Professor of political science at the Swiss universities of Geneva and Basel in particular, he is interested in the political behavior of citizens during elections.
According to him, the City of Paris lacks practice in this area, compared to the Helvetii, known for their numerous referendums.
Just like Parisians have little experience in participatory democracy.
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