On March 20th and 27th, the cantonal elections will take place throughout France. In Nice, eight cantons are to be renewed during this election. Just over a month before these elections, here is a brief overview of the different candidates in the Nice cantons.
In the 3rd canton (Riquier, Saint Roch), held by Jacques Victor (PC) since 1998, seven candidates will try to contest for this mandate. Philippe Rossini (UMP), Philippe Vardon (Nissa Rebela), Gilles Zamolo (Parti niçois), Emmanuel Guillon (Parti Républicain), André Minetto (Europe Ecologie), Lionel Tivoli (Front National), and Christophe Ricerchi (Communists) will face the incumbent candidate Jacques Victor.
A similar situation is found in the 5th canton. Patrick Mottard (PRG), the general councilor of the canton since 1998, will have to defend his position against seven other contenders. Benoit Loeuillet (Nissa Rebela), Roselyne Grac (Left Party), Didier Burdin (Debout la République), Thierry Vallier (Parti niçois), Catherine Moreau (New Center), Alexandre Mascagni (FN), and Jean-Pierre Pisoni (Ex-Left) will be his opponents.
The 7th canton has been led by Dominique Boy-Mottard since the 2005 partial cantonal election. Dominique Lescure (Nissa Rebela), Eric Belistan (Europe Ecologie), Bernard Baudin (UMP), Claude Senni (Parti niçois), Thierry Venem (FN), and Claude Daumas (FASE) are the six other aspirants.
Olivier Bettati (UMP) has held the 8th canton since 1994. For this new election, he will defend his seat against seven other candidates. They are Hervé Caël (SE), Bruno Ligonie (FN), Eric de Linares (Nissa Rebela), Jean-Christophe Picard (PRG), Dominique Laporte (Debout la République), Juliette Chesnel-Le Roux (Europe Ecologie), and Delphine Girard (Front de gauche).
In the 10th canton, Bernard Asso, a general councilor since 1985, will have six adversaries: Georges-Dario Lutchmayah (PS), Roxanne Georges (Nissa Rebela), Anthony Mitrano (Various Right), Jean-Philippe Lefevre (FN), Frédéric Carrez (Far Left), and Florence Ciaravola (Alternatives).
In the 11th canton, led by Daniel Benchimol (UMP), six people wish to contest the general councilor position held by Daniel Benchimol since 2007. They are Marie-Edith Cattet (Nissa Rebela), Philippe Pellegrini (PCF), Claude Giauffret (PS), Laurent Bacino (Front de Gauche), William Paris (FN), and Patrice Benoit (MoDem).
In the 12th canton, eight candidates are competing. They are Benoit Kandel (UMP – outgoing candidate), Hervé de Surville (Union Pour Nice, supported by the Republican Entente, Debout la République, and the Parti Républicain), Aulde Maisonneuve (Nissa Rebela), Michel Cotta (FN), Josiane Vedovati (Communist), Pierre Laigle (SE), Yvon Guesnier (Far Left), and Frédérique Grégoire-Concas (PS).
Finally, in the 14th canton, the last canton to be renewed in this election, Paul Cuturello (PS) will face a tough challenge against Jacques Peyrat, a former general councilor of the canton (1992-1998), and Dominique Estrosi-Sassone (UMP). The other candidates are Michelle Paulus (Far Left), Sandrine Bouesnard (Left End), and Max Baeza (Far Right).
