Who says politics is a sad affair? Certainly not the conception and implementation of the Bettati-Kandel-Concas trio, the “surprise” of these Nice municipal elections, which concluded the campaign by gathering a considerable number of supporters in a festive setting.
Introduced by Benoรฎt Kandel, who wanted to highlight the distinctive traits of the list “Our Party is Nice”: The culture of public service, the culture of the general interest, and the culture of the human touch, Marc Concas set the tone for the evening with a part showman, part elocution contest speech.
Using rhetoric like a sharp foil, the former socialist severely criticized his former party colleague, Patrick Allemand, renamed “hello sadness” and accused of leading the PS into a “stalemate” through a policy of “small arrangements”.
Clearly, the memory of the primary, requested by one and refused by the other in order to designate the head of the list for the municipal elections, which was the origin of Marc Concas’s split from the Socialist Party, is far from being forgotten or diminished.
Marc Concas’s optimistic declaration (“a force is in motion”) launched Olivier Bettati, who thanked all those present for their active support: “Someone said of me that I have a notoriety deficit. It’s a shame that, despite this, I prevented that same person from having the crowning of the Sun King.”
The candidate wanted to recall the journey since the start of “this wonderful human adventure,” to express confidence in next Sunday’s vote: The surprise of the first round will be replicated this Sunday. The work of listening and proximity that we have done throughout this electoral campaign has paid off. I ask everyone for one last push so that our result is amplified and gives us more strength.”
One last remark before the pre-election silence: “Our movement will be the force of the future. Since my candidacy announcement, my life has changed, but I do not regret for a single moment the choice I made. Now, I can assure you that starting next Monday, Christian Estrosi’s life will also change.”
Should we expect the winds of protest and revolt to blow in the upcoming municipal and metropolitan councils?
