Christian Estrosi in the Old Town: It is in the Old Town of Nice, just a stone’s throw from the Main Town Hall, that Christian Estrosi, the UMP candidate for the municipal elections in Nice, will inaugurate his campaign office “Nice Together” this Monday, January 7th at noon. Will Jacques Peyrat appreciate his new neighborhood?
Patrick Mottard from 3 to 10: No, this is not a new poll on the prospects of Patrick Mottard, the dissident leftist candidate in the upcoming Nice municipal elections, but rather the relocation of his campaign office from No. 3 to No. 10 Cyrille Besset Avenue.
Candidates in the race or at the stadium: This Sunday was the Prom Classic, and in this election year, some candidates were at the starting line, including Jean-Christophe Picard (PRG – Nice Rainbow) and Patrick Mottard (Diverse Left – List Nice Otherwise). Both finished in respectable times. Now, the race for the municipal elections can resume. For Patrick Allemand and Marc Concas, the afternoon was oval-shaped, with their presence in the Arboras stands to applaud Nice’s victory over Rumilly. Now to convert the try!
Full roster? Jacques Peyrat (Diverse Right), Patrick Mottard (Diverse Left), Christian Estrosi (UMP), Patrick Allemand (PS-PC-Greens-MRC), Hervé Caël (MoDem-PRG-MEI), Pierre Botticelli (Independent), Philippe Vardon (Identitarians), Alain Roullier (Independent) … These are the candidates currently declared to contest for the mayoralty of the capital of the French Riviera. It remains to be seen what the National Front will do and if there will be a potential surprise like Franck De Vita!
The hunt is open: While the electoral rolls are closed, the municipal lists will still be shaped for a few more days before their final disclosure to the citizens of Nice. Thus, once the political alliances are concluded, which seems to be the case today, the hunt is still open in civil society, culture or sports, and of course, among the ranks of opponents, who constitute a prime pool both in terms of communication and in weakening the opposing camp. So, who will be the Nice Besson or Kouchner?
The Nice municipal elections on the web: The web has not been overlooked for the upcoming municipal elections in Nice, and each candidate, with varying degrees of skill, has established their virtual base camp on the web. Jacques Peyrat, the outgoing mayor, has a lot on his plate with a prehistoric website: https://jacquespeyrat.org/. Patrick Allemand combines a Blog and campaign site (https://patrickallemand.canalblog.com and https://www.nice2008.org/) just like Patrick Mottard (https://patrickmottard.blogspot.com and https://www.nice-autrement.com/). Christian Estrosi has opted for a campaign site https://www.estrosi2008.fr/ and Hervé Caël and his Rainbow list have launched a new virtual platform. Overall, we are still far from web 2.0, but since the campaign has just begun, we may see something new very soon on the local web.
