Reims: The Clash Dutreil-Vautrin

To resist Adeline Hazan, Catherine Vautrin seems better placed than Renaud Dutreil.
The fight mercilessly that engage Catherine Vautrin and Renaud Dutreil, former colleagues in the Raffarin government, to take the mayor of Reims could be fatal. For the first time, a poll TNS-Sofres Logica (conducted from 22 to 25 February about 600 people), published Thursday in The Union, said that the socialist candidate Adeline Hazan happen in the lead in the first round with 36% of votes, or ten points better than the two former ministers, credited to equal 26%. Vautrin is up six percentage points from the survey conducted by the same institute in December and Dutreil down six points. In the second round, MEP PS near Martine Aubry, would win with 51% of the vote face Catherine Vautrin (49%) and 54% against Renaud Dutreil (46%).

Ten days before the first round, it is a blow to the presidential majority. Requinquée by its strong rebound on the candidate invested by the UMP, Catherine Vautrin said, "Nothing is yet played, but the figures speak for themselves. Vote? Is Vautrin soon vote on March 9. "Former Minister of SMEs, he trusts that" polls reflect more a sense of disappointment that the national policy of voting intentions for March 9. " Dutreil particularly on a campaign theme, "soaring tax," pointing out that the housing tax grew at Reims 27% since 2001. "It's quite gagnable for Dutreil, the only one to offer a challenge to the streetcar, a draft unnecessary and ruinous," adds Jean-Claude Thomas, deputy UMP de Reims.

Also UMP deputy of the Marne, Benoist Appearing is more nuanced: "This is a very complex municipal campaign, which saw clashes two former ministers, both UMP deputies. That will leave traces. "Near Catherine Vautrin, of which he was the deputy director of Cabinet when she was Minister for Social Cohesion, Appearing adds:" Our aim will be to rabibocher the two candidates after the first round. "An a task that not only looks easy, when we hear Renaud Dutreil exclaim: "Vautrin treat me as an illegal alien."

Catherine Vautrin has the support of outgoing Mayor various right of the city, Jean-Louis Schneiter, who, at age 75, has decided to retire. It is true that his list was credited to 6% of the vote. Simone Veil, who presides over his support committee, spent four hours Thursday in Reims with the candidate, praising the "human dimension" of his project. Vautrin also made alliance with the MEP MoDem, Jean-Marie Beaupuy, deputy mayor post, which is in second place on its list. Among the fans of Vautrin, is the world champion in heptathlon, Eunice Barber, original Reims.


"Reversal of trend"

In terms of popularity, the TNS-Sofres poll shows that Logica Catherine Vautrin a 60% correct opinions, against 25% incorrect, while Renaud Dutreil a 45% correct opinions, and 36% poor. As for Adeline Hazan, which receives 62% correct opinions and 15% bad, she recalls that municipal 2001, it had lost only 1500 votes in municipal facing Jean-Louis Schneiter, the former First Deputy Jean Falala.

"I felt this dynamic in my favor. The survey shows a total reversal of trend, and joining my team, "said PS candidate, who leads a list of union of the left (apart from the extreme left, which leads both lists). It also has the support of a high-level sporting, Yohann Diniz, a European champion Reims du50 kilometer walk, who presides over his support committee. "In the second round, a part of MoDem vote for me," hopes Adeline Hazan, who believes that qu'ellea past seven years in opposition to the city council show that it "remains committed to its local roots in Reims."