What is possible if the concerned voters decide

It is done. Members adopted Friday the establishment of the majority vote in two rounds for the election of the future territorial Councillors. But with the only membership of the UMP. Supporters of a dose of proportional, centrist allies fought to the end to make the Government back. With those left, the members of the new Centre pleaded respect equity and pluralism, being evil, according to them, by the mode of designation of these elected officials who, starting in 2014, is will override General and regional advisers. It remains that the candidates whose votes are at least 12.5 of registrants will be able to hold on to the second round, leaving the door open to a triangular. Step what however reduce the wrath of the centrists who had obtained the instillation of a part of proportional to the Senate first reading of the draft.

The Government also took, as the UMP Deputies the asking, to adopt the rules of distribution of the seats of territorial advisors on the hexagon. Some territorial advisors 3.471 post-Kyoto 3.903 Councillors and 1757 current regional advisers. In an amendment, the Government introduced a table by regions and departments. It represents a decrease of 40 of the current workforce of the elect, is much less than the objective (50) original. The reasons Some territories, because of their specific characteristics, cannot be taken into account. Paris, both the city and Department, is concerned that for its regional advisers. Corsica is a sui generis community whose members are not required to become territorial advisors.

A fault in overseas

Guyana and Martinique, the regions and departments must merge into a single community, are also on the sidelines. Which is not the case of Guadeloupe and the meeting for which the Government scheme has a flaw: the region and the Department on the same territory, the institution of territorial advisors would de facto create a single Assembly. What is possible if the concerned voters decide. "It cannot be assumed...". "to approval of the population", recalled the PS members. Michel Mercier, the planning Minister, has promised to find a solution.

In order to 3.471 territorial advisors, the Ministry of the Interior, which will operate the readjustment of the cantons, has implemented several principles of distribution: impossible for a small Department of count more elected officials than a Department more populated in the same region, at least 15 territorial advisors by Department and 310 more by region. This limit corresponds to limit maximum increase (50) rate in the region with the largest number of seats, Ile-de-France, which the Assembly will be increased from 209 to 309 elected. This formula must "avoid too Legion numbers", provides the Government. It in no less than many hemicycles exposes a demographic pressure. The workforce will more than triple in Auvergne and the more often also double. "Where is the economy", asked Jean-Louis Gagnaire, MP PS of Rhône-Alpes. The region will be 139 seats, a total 296 territorial advisors. Nevertheless much lower than the current workforce, 496 Councillors sales and regional rhônalpins. PS deputies also attacked the "absolutely unacceptable disparities between territories and in the same area". "". "A territorial Adviser will be 28,000 residents in Alsace, but only 11,000 in Franche-Comté", said Bruno Leroux of Seine-Saint-Denis. Elected officials saw a reason more to seize the Constitutional Council.