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the government arbitration is not yet final, but the bill on the reform of the status of Paris could not consider the consolidation of the four districts of the center of the capital, to the chagrin of its mayor, Anne Hidalgo. The text does not include this component, as wrote Les Echos on their website, Thursday, June 16 The executive however expected to submit to Parliament in this bill other two reforms desired by the mayor of the capital: the merger of the department and the municipality of Paris and transfer many powers of the State to the community Paris.
While the design of M me Hidalgo to group 1 st 2 th 3 th 4 th districts known since the fall, Matignon had, from the outset, expressed misgivings, fearing that this reform appears as “a boondoggle” election. Although not being hostile substance, Matignon was booked on the interest to trigger a parliamentary battle with the right on the issue. “ You can not see the urgency of this provision,” was said in April the government.
Demographic Divide
Anne Hidalgo has long since struggled. There are some days, in an interview with Manuel Valls, the latter had shown himself convinced by his arguments. The Mayor of Paris had her then exposed the merits “demographic and democratic” of this reform.
Only a combination of the four districts of central Paris, she had pleaded , would fill the demographic gap that leads to an imbalance in political representation of the people. The 1 st arrondissement, the smallest of the capital, nearly fourteen times fewer inhabitants than the 15 th , which happens to be the most populous.
to dispel advance the trial in “tinkering” M me Hidalgo especially recalled that this consolidation would not result in change in the political balance the Council of Paris. Based on the projection of the first round of municipal elections in 2014, the City argues that the current majority would not gain new seats in case of grouping of four boroughs in one town.
In contrast has she argues, this consolidation would generate savings of 8 to 10 million euros per year for the City. The buildings of three of the four councils that would be eliminated could host city services now scattered. The Mayor is also planning “pooling” municipal staff.
Review to Parliament
If the Prime Minister had seemed then rather inclined to follow the scenario desired by M me Hidalgo, Matignon however suggested that faudait still overcome resistance of the Elysee. Yet questioned, the Presidency responded, June 14: “It’s Matignon that driver, and we are in total agreement with them. “
At the town hall of Paris, we do not exclude the hypothesis of a reversal of Matignon, according to the Elysee, after the recent pronouncements and statements mayor, with little rain to the executive, whether the establishment of a camp for migrants in the city or its opposition to the El Khomri law.
However, if Matignon continues not to include the boroughs of consolidation in the bill to be presented at the end of July to the Council of Ministers, it does not count against it in its consideration in Parliament. “We can let members submit amendments to this effect and the government will defer to the wisdom of Parliament” , slipping a ministerial adviser.
The Mayor did is nonetheless concerned: “Do not enter the outset the extent the proposed mortgage law the chances of the reform adopted” the alarm entourage M me Hidalgo, who stresses, however, that the other two parts of the bill remain “ most important to modernization” institutional capital.
in a statement Thursday, the Paris right was pleased that the government “ refuses to Anne Hidalgo tinkering Parisian arrondissements”. The draft reform of the status of Paris – including the component on consolidation of districts – had yet been in February a favorable vote of all the components of the Paris majority. It would be “wonder this is the final of the right arguments are retained by the government,” quips the entourage of the mayor of Paris.
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