In the presence of some 3,000 supporters, including the entire political nomenclature (local and metropolitan elected officials), as well as socio-economic, associative, cultural, and sports representatives of the city, and a large staff of municipal collaborators (in a personal capacity), Christian Estrosi kicked off his electoral campaign with a vibrant speech.
Everything was addressed: a laudatory assessment of the term that is coming to an end, a scathing critique of government policy, a lashing at his traditional adversary, the socialist Patrick Allemand, and some indications of the main directions for the 2014-2020 project.
While asking all the people of Nice to kindly participate in the development of this forthcoming project, Christian Estrosi could not resist the temptation to anticipate two announcements: the freeze on any tax increase for the entire duration of the next term and the implementation of an extension of the green corridor with the development of the banks of the Paillon from the Exposition Palace to Bon Voyage.
At times, the “son of Nice,” who declared himself “ready to be mayor again,” could not resist the temptation to such an extent that in an overly long candidacy speech, during some passages, one might wonder if we weren’t listening to a declaration of secession! “Not a penny of the people of Nice for anything other than a project of Nice!”
However, the atmosphere was rather festive, and there was no doubt about the quality of Christian Estrosi’s oratory skills to flatter a partisan audience already fully committed to his cause.
A good start for the favorite in the electoral race.
His determination to win, his thorough knowledge of the city, his mastery of the issues, a powerful and well-organized electoral machine, and well-managed associative networks make him an almost unbeatable candidate..
However, since time immemorial, an election is only won after the final count of the ballots.
With 222,000 voters, the hunt is on!
