Attention a polling mode can hide another

Attention, a polling mode can hide another... While François Fillon wrote Tuesday to political parties to gather their views on the mode of election of the future territorial Councillors (who will be elected in 2014 after the merger of the regional and departmental Councillors), reflections underway also in the majority and the Executive on the opportunity to put an end to the triangular at the legislative elections. It is an application of UMP deputies who have increased their pressure since the regional marked by the defeat of the right and the resurgence of force of the national Front.

The deputies chief UMP Jean-François Copé, the party's General Secretary Xavier Bertrand and the Secretary of State for territorial communities Alain Marleix are personally. But, fearing that a too narrow "link" be established with the defeat of the regional Executive had chosen, in early April, to return the Legislative site later and to focus on the mode of election of territorial advisors. "A first step", said to be in the majority.

Several scenarios in the presence

It is this stage that François Fillon has committed. Various interlocutors crossed these days, the Prime Minister has expressed the preference of the Executive for an election in two rounds of territorial advisors instead of returning to a tower originally planned by the Government and very disputed right as to the left. It is the only thing proven to this day. Such a policy change can be introduced in the Bill on the new land which must be considered end of May to the Assembly. "It is enough to write that the mode of election of territorial advisors is the same as for General counselors", said the Government. But this would not solve the problem of the triangular is, said even the Government, not arbitraged. In the meantime, the timetable and the method generate intense reflections. With several scenarios in the presence: one would be to prohibit immediately the triangular to territorial advisors and then to then present the legislative text. Another, more often referred to, would be to consider, first, the principle of an election in two rounds to territorial advisors and then to then pass a law banning - as is already the case for the presidential election - the triangular for all elections (including legislation). It is the subject of a law of the Member of UMP Eric Ciotti proposal discussed Tuesday last at the Office of the group without objection.

But Alain Marleix suggested "le Figaro" another method, apparently more fresh: "face of 12.5 to 15 of the registered the threshold from which the legislative candidates can be maintained" in the second round. "But that would not be enough to ban the triangular" objects - is the UMP. The party is proncera on May 5. Do fuiter a such "brain storming" has a merit in the Executive Branch: "launch balloons to test and see how the other parties and the media are responding," explicit on the Assembly.

Yesterday interviewed on France Inter on the banishment of the triangular to territorial and legislative elections, the Minister of labour, Eric Woerth, has also justified the principle: "it is a well known electoral mode and rather appreciated by the French, it is the electoral mode for the presidential election." Why would not the electoral mode for the election of territorial Adviser .