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."

Gas Explosion in central Lyon: one firefighter dead and 34 wounded

A gas explosion occurred on Thursday at 12:20 in the centre of Lyon killed a firefighter and injured 34, including two serious: a civilian and an employee of GDF, it was learned from the firefighters who Rhone said that among the injured included 14 firefighters, five police officers and two gas wells. According to the prefecture of the Rhone, the loss is due to the "manipulation" of a pipeline by a company works.

The prefect Safety Officer Xavier de Fürst explained on the spot to the press that "leak (gas) has been detected, the firefighters, accompanied by agents of GDF," have evacuated the building and when l 'evacuation was completed, there was this explosion. " It has engulfed the building located Lafayette course in the district of the Part-Dieu.

Xavier Richaud, public prosecutor in Lyon, has announced the opening of an investigation for manslaughter and involuntary injuries ", which was entrusted to the security of Lyon. "Based on the investigation, the authorities will" follow if it is eventually is drawn-but we must be careful-that there have been shortcomings in the organization of work, including carelessness and non - compliance with regulations, "he explained.

"The gas had to return to the ground floor or basement of the building, and when the firefighters were in the process of evacuating and making reconnaissance to see if there was a danger, c that is where the explosion occurred, and unfortunately, one of the firefighters was buried, "testified Colonel Serge Delaigue, commander of the fire Rhone. If there has been no more serious injuries, it is because "this firefighter him he paid tribute.

"We evacuated the entire block of buildings which is around the disaster, in order to reach a safe area of about 300 metres around the disaster", or a thousand people in six blocks of buildings, continued M . De Fürst adding that the EMS had set up an advanced medical post to treat the casualties. The hundred firefighters on the spot mastered in the late afternoon households not yet extinguished.

It stated that the firefighters had taken from 34 persons, 26 have been hospitalized and the others, probably shocked, treated on the spot.

While rescuers dogs were sent into the rubble to search for possible other victims, the Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has been there, before getting together with the victims. After the recent tragedies of Niort or Bondy, it found "obvious that accidents like this show that we must go further and perhaps do more training and information for all those who are required to work on or in the vicinity of such gas pipelines. "

"For three months we have a commission that has worked" in the wake of recent outbreaks, "she recalled, adding that the committee" stressed that the necessary regulations existed, that these regulations were not always sufficiently setting work. "

The CEO of GDF, Jean-Francois Cirelli, who also visited the site, agreed that "there are too many accidents on the pipeline." "In conjunction with the State, I would like it all sits around a table with the National Federation of Public Works, to better ensure the safety of French."

Appeal of Paris for a humanitarian agreement immediately

With families of the hostages in Colombia and all the committees support, we welcome the release of Gloria, Luis Eladio, and Orlando Jorge Eduardo. We thank from the bottom of my heart the President Sarkozy, President Chavez and Senator Piedad Cordoba for the constancy of their efforts for the release of all hostages.
The latest news on the state of health of Ingrid and some of his companions in captivity are more qu'alarmantes, they are appalling. Ingrid and his companions were simply dying. This is absolutely unacceptable because this woman and these men are, for their dignity and courage, the honor of Colombia and its flag. We are in a humanitarian emergency absolute. We condemn with all our strength appalling ways used by the FARC to justify their struggle and we strongly reiterate that they are accountable to the international community in the life of each of the hostages they hold. However, we believe that the liberation unilateral gestures made by the guerrillas have indicated they partially lifted their intransigence and are open to dialogue, through a humanitarian agreement.


We call on the heads of state from around the world to lend their support to President Uribe for the latter, in order to save the lives of his countrymen, civilians, soldiers and policemen, bravely accepts as soon as possible with the support and presence of the international community to discuss conditions for a humanitarian agreement in the area of Pradera and Florida.


We call on the Colombian people to support our request in memory of all their compatriots, victims of abduction and died for their country. We believe specifically to the ten hostages Antioquia murdered in May 2003 and the eleven members of Valle del Cauca disappeared in June 2007.

Agriculture celebrates in its own way the International Year

Le Salon de l'Agriculture celebrates in its own way the International Year of the Potato decreed by the United Nations, to the role of this vegetable from poor countries. Throughout the day on February 29, women whose first name corresponds to a variety of potatoes may enter for free.

The varieties listed 3000 tuber, 75 relate to a name feminine. Agata, Juliette or Nadine are best known, but free will also, among others, the many Charlotte, Corinne, Manon or Bernadette. The organizers were generous, as called Isabelle and Marianne benefit from the existence of varieties or Mariana named Isabel. "The potato plays a role in the fight against poverty. And the French consume 30 kg of potatoes per year, plus 25 kg in the form of chips or oven fries," they recall.

Starting from 19 pm that night, visitors can play games on the theme of the potato.

Forges In Billancourt

There are not much on the island of Seguin what were the big plant Renault for several decades. Historian Martine Sonnet has just released books "The time it is" a beautiful literary narrative, soberly titled Atelier 62, which attempts to reconstruct what happened worker near and yet entirely disappeared.

If Martine Sonnet focused on the industrial memory, for personal reasons: his father worked fifteen years in the forges of the Renault factory at Billancourt, very hard 62 workshop.

But it is less historian that the girl who tells us about those years workers, the campaign that it took to settle e3ef484768bdc89195420378bc3cffa17.jpgn leave Paris suburbs, leisure weekend, and most importantly, the exhausting work which remains at the state of documents gathered patiently, through which she tries to imagine what might have been the life of his father and thousands of other doomed - and sometimes even killed - in the automobile industry .

A documentary account of a sensitivity that I warmly recommend

Blériot of Etampes,

From September 2005 to June 2006, nearly 17,000 insults or "serious threats" were found, representing nearly 7 acts of violence on 10.
From September 2005 to June 2006, nearly 17,000 insults or "serious threats" were found, representing nearly 7 acts of violence on 10.
According to a study by the National Observatory of delinquency, physical and verbal attacks against teachers has increased by 30% since 2002.

The aura of the teacher no longer exists as its authority is tarnishing. Formerly respected, if not sacred at the time of the sacrosanct "hussar" of the Republic, teachers have become the target of attacks, which are becoming increasingly common. Behind the assassination attempt with knives aimed Karen Montet-Toutain in high school vocational Louis-Blériot of Etampes, a whole profession suffers daily threats, insults and beatings. The latest review, published by the National Observatory of delinquency (OND) on colleges and public schools is instructive.

Based on the census Signa incidents carried out by the major colleges and principals of public high schools in 2005-2006, the last benchmark year, it shows that teachers alone some 15284 deplored attacks of any kind. An average record by 60 days, excluding school holidays. "Considering that the situation has deteriorated since 2002-2003," the document states that "OND the rise in the average number of incidents suffered by the personal leadership appears moderate (+8%) compared to which affected the supervisors, senior advisers education and teachers. "

24329 facts identified in a year

For these three categories, attacks have jumped by about 25% over four years. Over the full school year, the heads of institutions that have agreed to participate in the investigations reported an average of 2.61 incidents against teachers. In fact, only the administrative staff and worker seems unaffected by the phenomenon.

Overall, from September 2005 to June 2006, staff of National Education working in college and high school have been victims of no less than 24,329 facts identified. At 2275 times, or more than six times per day, it came to physical assault without a weapon. That is to say, slaps, kicks and punches. At the same time, nearly 17000 insults or "serious threats" were found, representing nearly 7 acts of violence on 10.

The proceedings are the most serious curiously regarded as "unexceptional" by the study which reveals that "about 230 physical assault with a weapon and a quarantine of physical violence of a sexual nature were reported. Recalling that the exposure rate of teachers varies widely depending on the type and location of the institution in which they are located, the report reveals that "in 2005-2006, a teacher of college was on average seven times exposed to violence "a high school teacher. In 93% of cases, the attackers teachers are students. They are mostly boys, although the proportion of girls involved is no longer marginal (22%).

"In college, these students perpetrators of violence appear to be older than average, in essence decrypts the report. In particular, the proportion aged 15 and older amounted to 37%, whereas only 11% of all college students lies in this age group. "Professional high school, it is however the youngest students are the most dangerous.
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The campaign budgets of Moudenc and Cohen are racing ahead. Smaller lists pray to achieve the 5% and to recover costs.
Toulouse. The big money of the campaign
Municipal Toulouse. The big money of the campaign
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The lists engaged in the battle of Municipal in Toulouse have provided "Dispatch" their budget campaigns and their funding sources.

At the forefront of expenditure: the printing of ballot papers, 546000, 26000 professions of faith and 150 posters.

The mayor outgoing UMP related announcement a budget of € 440000 (the maximum) of which € 323000 for the first round.

The left has a budget of € 380000, which must primarily cover the hiring halls and the local campaign (70000 €), the costs of meeting (75000 €), communication and electoral propaganda (130000 € ).

A bank loan was made to € 220000 and the Socialist Party has paid € 110000.

The list comprising members of the LCR and Motivated-es has a budget of € 30000, funded by the LCR of Haute-Garonne, dues and subscriptions militants.

Budget: 20000 € "funded by donations from all the candidates," from 1500 to 3000 € € depending on the capabilities of each.
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All candidates are not in the same boat. Nearly 400000 € small separate lists of leading duo, Jean-Pierre and Luc Moudenc Cohen, the champions of the election expense. The lists engaged in the battle of Municipal in Toulouse have provided "Dispatch" their budget campaigns and their funding sources. At the forefront of expenditure: the printing of ballot papers, 546000, 26000 professions of faith and 150 posters. Charges that were mandated by the prefecture in Haute-Garonne, which will reimburse the lists that have reached 5% of the number of voters. But all the candidates do not have a powerful organization behind them, and some are forced to go into debt to finance their campaigns

An avalanche took place at the station Merdassier

An avalanche took place at the station Merdassier She crossed a runway and a lift facility, but has no casualties, according to the prefecture. An avalanche in the Alps, January 9, 2008 (AP) An avalanche in the Alps, January 9, 2008 (AP) An avalanche crossed to Wednesday, February 27, in the afternoon a ski run and a lift installed in the station Merdassier (Haute-Savoie). The prefecture said they have no casualties. The search began at 16:30 and continued. The dogs were Wednesday afternoon reniflé nothing. The Recognitions Arva, making it possible to detect the presence of persons under the snow, have at the moment proved negative. Triggered by a hiker, the casting of snow measured 50 metres wide and 300 metres long and two metres at its highest point, it was clear to mêmeDéclenchée by a hiker, the casting of snow measured 50 metres wide, 300 metres long and two metres at its highest point, it was clear from the same source.

An avalanche took place at the station Merdassier

An avalanche took place at the station Merdassier

She crossed a runway and a lift facility, but has no casualties, according to the prefecture.

An avalanche in the Alps, January 9, 2008 (AP)

An avalanche in the Alps, January 9, 2008 (AP)
An avalanche crossed to Wednesday, February 27, in the afternoon a ski run and a lift installed in the station Merdassier (Haute-Savoie). The prefecture said they have no casualties. The search began at 16:30 and continued. The dogs were Wednesday afternoon reniflé nothing. The Recognitions Arva, making it possible to detect the presence of persons under the snow, have at the moment proved negative.
Triggered by a hiker, the casting of snow measured 50 metres wide and 300 metres long and two metres at its highest point, it was clear to mêmeDéclenchée by a hiker, the casting of snow measured 50 metres wide, 300 metres long and two metres at its highest point, it was clear from the same source.

Municipal Corsican: the threats of FLNC-UC against French

The non-Corsicans, which will vote on the island on 9 and March 16 will do so at their own risk. That is the veiled threat to the FLNC-Union of combatants in a news release yesterday…

"We advise French foreign to the vital interests of our land not to go to the polls." The "council" appears in bold type in a page and a half of the FLNC-Union of combatants (FLNC-UC) sent to France 3 Corsican. This threat, the first of its kind on the eve of elections, was greeted in silence lead by the political class of the island, usually more prompt to react.

If the FLNC-UC had already expressed before the 2007 presidential election, the tone this time is escalated. The armed underground movement believes that "the French colony settlement can in no way decide the political destiny of the nation Corsican (…) There is no law in this land. Him, we will respond appropriately at the appropriate time" , threatens the FLNC-UC, which claims many regular attacks on the island. The latest claim dates back to late November: 16 attacks, including the firing of rockets against public buildings.

The movement, which reaffirms that "the Corsican is still confronted with the problem of the denial of their national identity", also reiterated his accusations against the government and the president Sarkozy for its "repeated lies on the alignment of political prisoners" with their Corsican families on the island.


Embarrassment of the political class and other separatist movements Corsican face of this text described as a "very clear" by the leader of Corsica nazione indipendente Jean-Guy Talamoni. Through his campaign manager, the mayor of Bastia Emile Zuccarelli (PRG) said that he "did not react to news releases of terrorists." This press release is also a warning to the more moderate nationalist accused of a pact with the state. This includes the Party of the Corsican Nation (PNC), whose secretary general Jean-Christophe Angelini is blamed in the text for having recently met a senior official of the police.

The separatist radicals harden the tone on the eve of an election in which they do not want to be the big losers, as presage the various polls published in Corsica.

TESTIMONY TO EXCLUSIVE LYON: "At first I thought a bomb"

TESTIMONY TO EXCLUSIVE LYON: "At first I thought a bomb"



TESTIMONY TO EXCLUSIVE LYON:

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Lepoint.fr took the testimonies of many residents of 117 Lafayette course, in the heart of Lyon, where a powerful explosion killed one person and injuring many others Wednesday noon.


Joaquim, waiter in a tavern, 102 Lafayette course
"We are trapped in the halls of Lyon, 102 Lafayette course for over an hour. Issues All except one were jammed onto the street Bonnel," explains Joaquim, an employee of the restaurant Chez Antonin (contacted at 30 to 14 h ).


Martine, office employee

"The firemen have transported the victims to the pharmacy located next to the current 117 Lafayette," says Martine, located on the 5th floor of the 68 courses Lafayette (contacted at 14 h 30)


Madeleine, trading at 100 Lafayette course:

"The firefighters always immeube water where the explosion took place. Area stores were closed shortly after," says Madeleine, who holds a charcuterie (contacted at 14 h 30).


Sophie, trader:

"It smells terrible. Everybody returned home to cloîtrer," says the trader located 300 metres from the explosion (contacted at 14 h 10).

Gilles, residing at 107 Lafayette course:

"My building is 50 metres from the scene of the explosion. At first I thought a bomb. It can neither leave nor enter buildings. They have cut electricity a little after 14 hours." (Contacted at 14 h 15).


Alain, trader at cours Lafayette 90:

"The walls of my shop shook. I am on the outskirts of the large security perimeter established by the law enforcement agencies. For the moment we have not been evacuated, but firefighters feared another explosion." (Contacted at 14 h 15).


Carolina, used an employment agency Acting:

"One of my colleagues, who was evacuated, informed me that they had heard two powerful explosions, the second most violent," says Caroline, an employee of the temp agency located at 95 Lafayette course. "My own husband who works rue Eugène Deruelle was evacuated," she says. "The course is blocked Lafayette. Firefighters are everywhere and continue to arrive. Here, we do not see flames but there are a lot of white smoke," added the young woman (contacted at 14 h 10).

Mathieu, shopkeeper:

"At the time of the explosion, all the windows shook. Front of our window, bystanders began to scream. Surprised, we went out to see what was going on and we saw a big cloud of smoke. Lot firefighters are on the scene, "said the trader located at the security cordon, 150 metres from the scene of the explosion

A Reims, the right may pay dearly its divisions, according to a TNS-Sofres poll published Thursday, February 28th in the regional daily L'Union. The Socialist candidate Adeline Hazan would be in the lead in the first round as the second face of the former ministers Renaud Dutreil, supported by the UMP, and Catherine Vautrin, dissenting.


Methodology

The survey was conducted by telephone from 22 to 25 February 2008, among a sample of 600 people representative of the population Reims aged 18 and over and registered to vote.

Survey conducted by the method of quotas.
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In this city held by the mayor DVD Jean-Louis Schneiter, who is not standing for and supports Ms. Vautrin, Mrs. Hazan, the head of a list PS-PCF-Greens would be in the lead in the first round with 36% of intentions to vote, before Mr. Dutreil (UMP), former minister of SMEs, and Ms. Vautrin (DVD), former Minister for social cohesion, both neck-shoulder with 26% of the vote.

In the second round, Adeline Hazan prevails shortly before Ms. Vautrin (51% vs. 49%), also supported by the MoDem but significantly against the candidate invested by the UMP (54% vs. 46%). In the case of a triangular, the PS candidate would be in the lead with 42% of votes, compared to 29% for its two opponents on the right.

Jean-Marc Ayrault

Nder a poll Ipsos-Dell for SFR and 20 Minutes, to be published Thursday, February 28th in the free daily, the outgoing Socialist mayor of Nantes, Jean-Marc Ayrault, would be re-elected in the first round with 54% of votes. The current host of municipal opposition, Sophie Jozan (UMP), would receive 30%, while MoDem led by Benedict Blineau, would get 9% of the vote, no other list not exceeding 3%.


Methodology

Poll conducted by telephone between 22 and February 25, 2008 with 603 people, constituting a representative sample of the population registered to vote in Nantes, according to the method of quotas.
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In the event of a second round, the list Ayrault, which brings together the PS, PCF, the Greens and the Breton Democratic Union, would get 63% of the vote against the list UMP (37%). This good score can be explained by a review of quite satisfactory outgoing mayor: 81% of respondents say they are indeed "satisfied" the work accomplished by Jean-Marc Ayrault, mayor since 1989, compared with 16% dissatisfied.

Finally, among the concerns of Nantais, the lead on the environment, the living environment and cleanliness of the city (46%), social housing (39%), traffic conditions and parking (38%) , advocacy for the poor (32%) and the safety of goods and persons (25%).

Elected every time in the first round, Jean-Marc Ayrault had gained 54.94% in 2001. In the event of another victory, it would establish a record for longevity in the city of the Dukes of Brittany.

Jean-Noël Guérini in Marseille in the lead for the first time.

Municipales. In Marseille, PS is the candidate for the 1st time in the lead in the polls.



Could this be the reversal of a trend? Two opinion polls show Jean-Noël Guérini in Marseille in the lead for the first time. The candidate PS nibbling away at its backlog, while the mayor (UMP) is diminishing steadily. Especially in the first round: none provided the range 42% to Jean-Claude Gaudin, and 39% to Guérini. She has been reversed, according to Le Figaro yesterday: 40% for the Socialist Party, 37% for the UMP (1). Paris Match is in the same waters (2). After Paris and Lyon, Marseille left?

Alert. Not yet. "There is a continuum: progress, analyzes Patrick Mennucci, campaign manager of Guérini. But I would of crazy to say it's won. "Right, worried, met yesterday morning to refocus things. "It's not Guérini rising, it is we who lowered, Judge Claude Bertrand, chief of staff of the mayor. We are trapped in a vote-sanction "anti-Sarkozy, benefiting the FN and the modem. For Bruno Gilles, Mayor (UMP) of the 3rd sector, "it does not feel a sling against us on the ground, but it is burdened by one or two points of the effect Sarko, who make the difference." Renaud Muselier, the first assistant (UMP), said: "I would be more worried if the Prime Minister dévissait. But then, this is only a problem in the relationship between the President and the French. So, we will not swallow everything in the air because we énerve President! "

But the warning is fierce and, according to Claude Bertrand, "everybody is concerned." Also, the UMP wants to raise the tone. "We will charge more on the promises of Guérini, said Bruno Gilles. It has not quite denounced. "And the right will be used bad polls. "They will re-our voters, ensures Gilles. They have a little fire to the buttocks. "

The problem for the UMP is that the problem is also local. The left harvest the fruits of its entry into campaign very early, made mandatory by the deficit Guérini fame. The chairman of the General Council of Bouches-du-Rhone gained credibility and pugnacity. His combativeness surprised, Friday, during a radio debate on France Bleu Provence. Gaudin, with all its verve, should have Guérini crush. Wrong. The candidate has nothing PS dropped. "You are not an perdreau of the year, even though I am a pheasant," slipped Gaudin, exceeded. But the two birds, it took off a little too late. With its status as outgoing, ten points ahead in the polls in the fall, and the looting UMP to legislative and presidential elections in 2007, the vice-president of the UMP has subconsciously believe the party won . Feeling the gap is closer, he anticipated entry into campaign mid-January, but he is struggling to find the tempo. Gaudin tries to reassure them with the mechanics of voting, as the election is held in eight municipal sectors, it is not enough to have a majority vote in the city. Gaudin had, in 1983, but he lost, against Gaston Defferre. Guérini will have to battle hard to win the two key sectors, I and III. But an opinion poll today in Provence, would give the 50-50 in the third sector.

Appearance. The outcome will depend including the unknown: the FN will he remain in the 2nd round (we must achieve 10%), and in how many sectors? The triangular benefit the left. In the third area, stronghold of Muselier, lists MNR and MPF have made an appearance timely history to prevent the presence of NF 2nd round… Another key factor: Modem, up according to the pollsters. The postponement of its votes in the second round could prove decisive. But its candidate, Jean-Luc Bennahmias, rather leans to the left.

(1) 51% for Guérini in 2nd round, against 49% for Gaudin. Poll Logica TNS-Sofres, conducted from 22 to February 23 to 700 people.

(2) 40% for Guérini, 36% for Gaudin. Fiducial-Ifop poll, conducted on 22 and 23 February, with 803 people.

1 day of the campaign for Betancourt

1 day of the campaign for Betancourt
The deputy mayor of Bègles (Gironde) Noël Mamère (Greens), appealed to "all political forces to suspend for a day of the campaign for the municipal devote to Ingrid Betancourt."
Speaking on behalf of all the Greens in the Gironde, Mr. Mamère said he "had to make a strong gesture to save the lives of Ingrid Betancourt."
Congressman Green presented at a press heads list Greens candidates in municipal elections in the cities of Metropolitan Bordeaux

Christine Lagarde rate a march in South Africa

Christine Lagarde rate a march in South Africa: a sprained

The Minister for the Economy Christine Lagarde was an ankle sprain left missing Thursday morning in a march at the welcoming ceremony of President Nicolas Sarkozy in Cape Town (South Africa), it was learned from the French delegation.

After his fall, it was supported by the ministers Jean-Marie Bockel (Cooperation) and Bernard Laporte (Sports), according to press photographers witnessed the scene.

Ms. Lagarde was briefly hospitalized, but "it goes well," provided it in the French delegation. She was returned Thursday afternoon at the hotel of the delegation in Cape Town.

Municipal what colors for the future majority Parisian?

Municipal what colors for the future majority Parisian?

From left to right, Denis Baupin, Bertrand Delanoe and Marielle de Sarnez © Martin Bureau / AFP

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Bertrand Delanoe is still well above the fray. Ten days before the first round of municipal elections, a CSA poll to be published Thursday in Paris Obs gives the PS outgoing mayor of Paris, a candidate for his own succession, 43% of voting intentions in the first round. His main opponent, the UMP Francoise de Panafieu, for its part, collects 30%, 6 points lower than in January. Bertrand Delanoë prevailed in the second round with 57% of the vote. The favorite polls thus seems more than ever to perform well on a second term. The challenge is to find out the color that give his future majority? This is the question that focuses the attention. A portion of the veil has been lifted on this topic: 67% of Parisians believe that Bertrand Delanoe should not govern alone. In the same chapter, 27% of them are in favour of an alliance with both the Greens and the MoDem, which are both a list independently in the first round.

Indeed, the Greens, which would collect 5% of the votes (minimum threshold to merge with another list in the second round) should remain united with the PS during the next term. "A delegation of the Greens met with a delegation lists Bertrand Delanoe, Socialist only, to begin the first discussions on the programme," said Denis Baupin Wednesday, Green candidate for Mayor of Paris and current deputy mayor. "We agreed to this interview because the Greens are privileged and our allies are destined to remain so, even if they have chosen a list independently in the first round," says the point.fr Patrick Bloche, campaign manager Bertrand Delanoe. If the mayor of Paris and Denis Baupin have continued to attack verbally during the campaign - each claiming authorship of successful initiatives in the capital (tram) - hard to imagine Paris without the elected Greens .

The PS will not yield to the borough MoDem

The case of MoDem, credited with 9% of voting intentions, is more complex. The young party Francois Bayrou claims at every possible strategy of independence. Marielle de Sarnez, a leading centrist in Paris, multiplies the past few weeks, however, calls up by the media interposed to his rival, with a view to a possible alliance between the two towers. In addition, two out of three voters centrists Delanoe vote in the second round. However, the candidate for renewal assures that will not yield to the borough centrists and if approved, even calling this hypothesis "aberration".

"MoDem Paris has decreed that we céderions the 5th and 14th districts in the event of victory. They know that it is totally excluded for reasons of political logic, but also morality. Must not forget that Lyne Cohen-Solal fights in the 5th against Jean Tibéri for 10 years! "exclaims a PS Paris. Bertrand Delanoë echoed his view: "I will tell you with great clarity: My candidate for mayor of the 5th district in the first and second round, Lyne Cohen-Solal, and the mayor of the 14th, first and and second, Pierre Castagnou, "he said Sunday on Radio J." I am a man of the left. too I love democracy to propose to make zigzags. Democracy is straight , "he said Wednesday during a major campaign meeting held at the Zenith in Paris. "I do not want to be dependent on any ulterior motive and no political strategy with variable geometry".


Anyway, Marielle de Sarnez wants the MoDem be "unavoidable in the evening of the first round in Paris." In fact, if it gets 10% of the vote, it will have the opportunity to maintain its autonomous list in the second round. A choice consistent with the strategy of François Bayrou, déclamée as a slogan since the last presidential: that of "neither right nor left".

Dispute the existence of crimes against humanity"

A civil lawyer who withdraws to get a statement from an accused facing the court. The scene occurred Tuesday evening, November 7, in Lyons. At the helm, Bruno Gollnisch, 56 years, MEP and regional adviser Rhône-Alpes (National Front), appears to "dispute the existence of crimes against humanity" as a result of comments made at a conference Press, October 11, 2004.


According to the formulas reported at the time by several journalists, witnesses at the trial, Mr. Gollnisch had declared: "The existence of the gas chambers, it is up to historians to discuss it." Or: "I do not deny the gas chambers homicides but the discussion must remain free."

For hours, the elected frontiste rejects any denial. He believes that his words were "truncated" or "evil transcribed by journalists." While continuing to maintain the ambiguity of a speech well established. "I recognize these tragedies, these millions of deaths," he notes, before explain: "But on the specific modalities, I am not a specialist."

At 18 hours, Alain Jakubowicz, a lawyer with the Licra and the Union of Jewish Students of France, is not satisfied answers to double relaxation of the accused which refers constantly reality of the Holocaust studies or historical archives Nuremberg trials, but never delivered the substance of his thought. The dialogue turned into a duel between two competing Lyonnais for years.

DILEMMA

Alain Jakubowicz formally asks to "national political leader" to make it clear that face "to a tribunal of the Republic". Suddenly, taking advantage of a hesitant silence, the lawyer proposes to leave the bench against civil parties an explicit declaration of number two in the FN. The presiding judge, Fernand Schir, made unprecedented rate this negotiation: "Me Jakubowicz proposes to withdraw if Mr Gollnisch recognizes that the organized extermination of European Jews by the Nazi regime during the Second World War is a crime against 'questionable non humanity perpetrated by including the use of gas chambers. "

Surprised, Bruno Gollnisch seems to weigh a dilemma between political positioning and judicial interest. Still evade, camper who plays the character to the extreme over words embody a hard his movement? Or drop ballast facing a charge strongly debated legally? The defendant replied: "Absolutely, Mr. Chairman." The magistrate wants to ensure that it recognizes the declaration. Mr. Gollnisch said: "My answer is yes."

Upon interruption of the following meeting, Alain Jakubowicz believes he received "a victory" in the trial: "For the first time the French are going to be a senior official of the National Front admit that the Holocaust is a crime against humanity incontestable. " "I do not see anything new here, I am surprised that we two years to push open doors," said Bruno Gollnisch at the threshold of the courtroom.

Jospin répond à Sarkozy

The former prime minister rejected the arguments put forward by the head of state to justify the increase in his salary

In an interview Tuesday Parisien / Aujourd 'hui, Nicolas Sarkozy had explained its émoluements want to align with those of the tenant Matignon. He said: "Who set the salary of the Prime Minister? Lionel Jospin."

"That's wrong", a replica thereof in a letter Thursday to the same newspaper, because his salary "was fixed by decree" presidential.

In autumn 2007, the substantial increase in the salary of Nicolas Sarkozy, expected to align with the treatment of the Prime Minister, had provoked the emotions of a section of public opinion, by means of criticism on the left.

Background About Sarkozy in Le Parisien
Tuesday in Le Parisien / Aujourd 'hui en France, and while its popularity is falling in recent weeks, Nicolas Sarkozy has embarked on an argument from his salary. He explained that he wanted to "win just as the prime minister" or "19,177 euros", while Jacques Chirac won in "20,000", accumulating 10,000 euros salary as president and all his retreats. " "Who fixes the salary of the Prime Minister? Lionel Jospin. When Lionel Jospin said that the Prime Minister must win 20,000 euros, there is no controversy because it is left," said Nicolas Sarkozy. "And we said, 'Sarkozy increases by 140% his salary!'. Where did they see that?"

The development of Jospin in Le Parisien
Lionel Jospin says that Nicolas Sarkozy has "unfortunately based his argument on two falsehoods": "He claimed that I set myself the salary of the Prime Minister (ie my own salary). C'est False. My treatment was fixed, such as ministers, by decree of the President of the Republic. " Lionel Jospin continues: Nicolas Sarkozy has argued that this amount was 20,000 euros. It's still wrong. " He then explained that his arrival at Matignon in 1997, his salary was "F 59,000 net (allowances) or 9000 euros", and not the figure of 20,000 euros. "Then, and until my departure in 2002, this treatment has progressed that pace increases made in the Civil Service."

Christian Estrosi

Christian Estrosi (UMP) losing ground in Nice, where he is given more win in the first round of municipal, in a poll TNS-Sofres-Logica published Thursday, February 28th by Nice-Matin.

The Secretary of State for Overseas Territories is now credited with 39% of votes in the first round, against 51% in the previous survey dated November 23. In the meantime, Jacques Peyrat (formerly UMP), a candidate for a third term, has increased from 14% to 22% of voting intentions, while the candidate PS-PC-Greens-German MRC Patrick wins 2 points 20%. The candidate dissident PS, Patrick Motard, would get 8.5% of the votes, and the FN, 4.5%, far from its scores of previous municipal elections.

Sheet

The survey was conducted on 22 and 23 February by telephone among a sample of 600 people representative of the entire population of Nice aged 18 and over and registered to vote.
.Estrosi win the second round with 44% of votes in the event of a triangular with Patrick German (34%) and Jacques Peyrat (22%). If faced the only socialist candidate, close to Nicolas Sarkozy would get 60% of the vote.

In this context, the campaign has hardened in recent days. Christian Estrosi denounced a "hold-up budget" of his rival, whom he accuses of adoption in many municipal councils projects it deems Pharaonic and expensive. "It vote debts he will leave," he says, promising if elected to "do everything aside to the administrative court." Jacques Peyrat, who does more than his opponent "the Minister-candidate," was just a lousy and unfair "charges astounding and contrary to reality."

The outgoing mayor insists the recent case of jet chartered by Christian Estrosi for 138000 euros to win Washington at the end of a reception at Nicolas Sarkozy, with a return trip in Nice, rather than Paris. A dismal affair and which says a lot about the character, "Mr. dropped Peyrat.

Rama Yade spray and anti-SDF: New controversy

In justifying the use of Malodore to Argentueil, the Secretary of State for Human Rights spoke too fast, but acknowledges today. And minimizes he said.

It was last Tuesday. On the sidelines of a trip to Argenteuil, Rama Yade was questioned about the use of Malodore, repellent against the SDF has tested the mayor, the UMP Georges Mothron, last summer.
The afaire was short-lived. The municipal employees had finally refused to distribute the product.

In short, Tuesday, the secretary of state was unfortunate this formula: "we must try everything to a city, we must try. A mayor does not act because he wakes up one morning and he had wanted to do as he wants. It responds to the concerns of a population. I do not think the opposition can do campaign on this experience was just, it would be too short. "

The statement, of course, has been taken over in a loop on the Internet. Des About deemed ineligible by Mouloud Bousselat, municipal councillor and secretary of the PCF Argenteuil, as well as by Valentin Texeira, an environmentalist. "We are outraged by the unfortunate and inappropriate statements of Ms. Rama Yade. It is intolerable to consider that the political act of commanding and use such a chemical in the city centre Argenteuil would be a benign event, which will be expected to be trivialized afterthought! "

And the case made enough noise so that Rama Yade itself back on his words. And speaking of misunderstanding. "Obviously it was a wrong idea, unfortunately, that I utterly condemns," she says.