The result of the departmental elections in the Alpes-Maritimes will tell us if the right will achieve a grand slam, if the National Front will manage to make its entrance into the Mercantour Boulevard chamber, and if the left-wing candidates (eco-socialist and communist) will manage to save their skin in very difficult runoffs.
In any case, Eric Ciotti should not worry too much: he will be reinstated in his position on April 2nd, during the constitutive session.
Moreover, there is no surprise: this department is firmly anchored to the right, as 44 out of the 52 outgoing general council members are from this side. Today, there are 27 districts, and there will be 54 elected officials with gender parity.
What voting choice will the 755,991 voters make?
The answer will primarily depend on the mobilization of the voters from the various parties and more broadly on the abstention rate: when 1 out of 2 citizens does not vote, it takes just a few points more or less for the situation to change.
Admittedly, the notion of a single-color assembly does not satisfy the purists of institutions: in a democracy, the opposition should have the same importance as the majority to counterbalance the actions of the executive.
A totalitarian assembly would resemble an English club, and public sessions would become a one-man-show of its President, the only one entitled to speak and to keep the floor…
