After the summer caravan that toured France for the national UMP party, the Republican Agreement led by Senator Mayor of Nice, Jacques Peyrat, has ultimately opted for a train that could set them on track for the upcoming municipal elections in Nice.
“I am addressing those who have supported me in the past and wish to continue or resume the political fight alongside me.” It is with these words that Jacques Peyrat invites his close associates and supporters to a Republican convention on a train named for the occasion—not “desire”, as one might desire to run in the upcoming municipal elections, but rightly called the “Train of Agreement”. Understand who will? Despite many assumptions and numerous questions, no one knows, except himself and his close associates, whether the current Mayor will seek a new term to keep his seat, even if it is on hot coals at the moment.
“With all these affairs, he will start with a significant handicap. I think the next presidential elections will be decisive for his final decision, as let’s not forget that Christian Estrosi is also unclear about his possible candidacy for the Mayor of Nice. And then, there might even be a surprise, one Estrosi could hide another.” A city councilor wishing to remain anonymous admits having heard a lot of colorful and immature remarks about Jacques Peyrat’s presence at the starting line of the 2008 municipal elections, adding:
“We also hear some funny things in the opposition where the war waged by Patrick Allemand and Patrick Mottard sometimes turns to the trivial. In the end, one wonders if the only thing that distinguishes politicians is their party affiliation.”
In the context of multiple elections projected for 2007 and 2008, the Niçoise Republican Agreement thus invites its members to make the (initiatory?) journey to Saint Dalmas de Tende, which will serve as headquarters for a seminar during which current majority elected officials will lead thematic workshops on major management axes such as energy and sustainable development, employment, economic development, planning and major works, territories, and local politics.
Jacques Peyrat will conclude this day with a summary accompanied by a political analysis that could well mark the starting point of a candidacy that would make many unhappy as well as happy on both the left and right.
While waiting for September 30, the starting signal seems well and truly given for the various electoral deadlines that will mark our next two years as citizens.
Jacques Peyrat a candidate in 2008—with the SNCF, it’s possible!
