Poor inhabitants of Saint-Martin de Vésubie taken hostage by political stakes, maneuvers, and personal ambitions of some people. In a few months, they have gone from one candidate to another, and then to yet another one. Of course, motivations and explanations will abound, but is it not said that compromise is always better than a war?
It’s a bit like in a “family,” you argue, sometimes even publicly, but in the end, you often reconcile?
The story is now settled: Eric Ciotti has achieved his aim, to remove Gaston Franco from the town hall of Saint-Martin Vésubie and, no doubt, the General Council will have an even closer eye on this town. Gaston Franco was able to avoid, the supreme affront, of having his former first deputy who had succumbed to sirens, taking his place.
And finally, we have no doubt that he will be present on the UMP lists for the European elections, which remains nonetheless a very interesting political arena.
And if we could say, as in Hollywood movies: All is well that ends well. But, wouldn’t this outfit rather look like a Shakespearian comedy or a “Much Ado About Nothing?”
For the record, the chronology of events:
On September 21, during a meeting of the Friends of Eric Ciotti association in Saint-Martin Vésubie, the president of the General Council of Alpes-Maritimes had announced he would support a list led by Gaston Franco’s first deputy, Christian Airaut.
“Eric Ciotti asked me to leave the town hall of Saint-Martin Vésubie in exchange for his support in the European elections, I refused this trade. He decided that I had to be gotten rid of.” retorted Gaston Franco, saying he was ready to go all the way (Gaston Franco had given his place of general councilor to Eric Ciotti, with whom he always had excellent personal relations).
Since then, diplomacy has been in action. The result?
We learn that Gaston Franco is no longer a candidate for his succession and that he has chosen his 2nd deputy, Henri Giuge, a 56-year-old dental surgeon, as the candidate.
The former 1st deputy, Christian Airaut, whom Eric Ciotti had pushed and endorsed, is the one to bear the brunt of this compromise and will not run.
In conclusion, a simple question: And what about the citizens and voters in all this?
