Marseillais are being deceived election, as the current mayor?

Jean Viard: You can not say something like that. The left stands a reasonable chance to take Marseille. As elsewhere, due to the rejection of Nicolas Sarkozy, and locally due to a record low of outgoing mayor. Jean-Noël Guérini a good team and a good project. That is why Marseille, which voted Nicolas Sarkozy with nearly 55% of the presidential vote, may shift left at the municipal level.

Fernand: What do you respond to those who say that Marseille is a dirty city? What improvements could be made to ensure that the Marseillais feel proud of their city?
Marseille is a dirty city, it is absolutely undeniable. In all studies of opinion, which is the primary concern of Marseilles. The city is dirtier now than it was under the previous mandate of Robert Vigouroux. Why? Because there is no strong political power which is responsible for the cleanliness, no deputy assistant, and coaching, which is certainly to reorganize. But there is another reason, which is the tradition Marseillaise "party-finished." Let me explain to those who are not Marseillais: when you have finished collecting garbage, the day is over. " What is driving rather from the time before and after the hour. We must return to a normal working relationship, in which employees make their 35 hours, with a responsible leadership and roadmenders which have a street care staff. It is not a question of money, the budget cleanup of the city of Marseille is in the average of other French cities. Finally, neighborhoods cleaned by the private sector experiencing the same problems as those cleaned by MPM (Marseille Provence Métropole). We decided to make the cleanliness of the emblem another way to lead this city, which is why we are committed to ensure that the city is clean in six months. For us it's as much a matter of cleanliness that public health.

Teddy Ficher: If you are elected with Jean-Noël Guérini, what will you to the Old Port neighborhoods and away, which are dilapidated?
Marseille is a former big port with the characteristic that part of the poor live in the city centre, near the port. It is not in a logic as in Paris, where the center is rich and the further you move away, it is more modest.
There is a "city in the south, along the beaches, which is roughly the size of Grenoble, with roughly the same sociological structure. And another city, to l'Estaque, the North District, much more popular, where there is the bulk of housing and manufacturing businesses. And then there is the centre, which is the historic city, which was partly abandoned between these two forces, although the streetcar has made some progress.
Our goal, piétonnisant the Old Port, is to reorganize the center, around a zone of shops and leisure. We believe that the future of Marseille goes through a reorganization where we want to come to any settlement, which is also a tourist centre. By the same logic, we are opposed to large housing project called "Terraces port", which aimed to introduce in the commercial port, a large commercial complex with supermarkets. We believe that we must protect the space port for professions related to the sea and redevelopper trade Marseille from existing businesses.

Jules: Given the plans for traffic and streams of vehicles in the city, the Old Port delivered to pedestrians is it an achievable goal?
Yes, otherwise we would not have proposed. It is even less difficult as it might seem, according to early technical studies, at least when it concerns the merits of the port, the Port away party. The tram, rue de la République, has already reduced the flow of cars. However, parallel port, we must leave a circulation of 30 km / hour over two lanes, to serve restaurants, bars, which are on both sides, on the docks. Of course we will negotiate with the neighborhood and professional associations to finalize the draft.

Pastis: It is increasingly difficult to stay in Marseille, as in all large cities, property prices soared, what do you do?
The situation is absolutely shameful. It lacks 35000 social housing, the bulk of construction in recent years have not concentrated on social housing or agreement. Our policy will be twofold: social housing or agreement across the boroughs, trying to reach an average of 20% per district, and we pledge that 35% of all housing programs are mandatory collective social housing. The goal is to build 5000 housing units a year, and among those houses, 800 studios for students.

Teddy Ficher: often seen Jean-Claude Gaudin in the stands the Velodrome, it projects, in agreement with DRC, to expand and cover. What is this project? What would happen if Guérini is elected?
It is for that cover the Velodrome. It's probably a good solution, and it will negotiate with the private sector to carry out this operation. But it is clear that the OM must remain the emblem of the city, and thus to grow as all the major European football clubs.

Guillaume: Jean-Noël Guérini has embarked on a dynamic cultural life. Will it a rebalancing of subsidies for the benefit of small associations and what will be the increase in the overall budget devoted to culture?
It was not budgeted in detail the increase in cultural policy. We have two objectives: to invigorate cultural proximity, through associations and earn the status of cultural capital, in 2013.
This objective requires an upgrade of existing equipment, refurbishment of the Opera, the theatre work of the Auction, Silo transformation into a museum of modern art, support for the Museum. The role of the city is not compensate for the current decline of state subsidies. We support the struggle of "cultural entrepreneurs" against the reduction of their budget. The culture is not just a matter of institutions, it is an attitude, a way of living together, a way to live the city, thinking the future.

Jules: What about projects Médiathèques, long awaited by the Marseilles?
It is, and we took on our lists many associations fighting for the clubs, especially along the valley Huveaune. There are hundreds of thousands of people with no cultural facilities. I believe that our commitments are very clear, very precise, and the presence of Sylvie Nespoulous, makes clear.

Kris: What is the program of the candidate Guérini to improve the lot of Northern Districts particularly in terms of housing, quality of life, transportation? I hear little talk about this issue. Should riots to take into account the plight of these people?
That is a very good question. There have been few riots in Marseille, while it is one of the cities in France where poverty is the most terrible. You have 28% of people living below the poverty line, 40000 RMistes, 12.5% of the unemployed and 20% of women living alone with children. It is from this situation, because if we do not change, one day there will be too urban violence.
To change things, we need to improve transportation, and extend the subway into the northern districts. On the other hand, in Marseilles, there are 11000 births per year, 5000 children awaiting space in nursery. In 2007, only 37 new seats have been created. In our schools, there are on average half as "tata" as in other French schools. And this is where the problems began.
23% of the Marseillais who have no training, compared with 17% nationally. This allows us to put a policy: develop training second chance for young people. It must be understood that economic development in our cities today by the fact that those cities are attractive: a pleasant urban living, quality, as in Paris or Lyon.
We need to work with companies to develop channels of rare skill, which by snowball effect, expand employment in the city. Give two figures: in the middle of the French cities, 12% of jobs are highly skilled in Marseille on is 8%. Each qualified job leads of 5 to 8 jobs in other trades. So this system, which should be started, and the northern districts will benefit from the jobs created as well as the other areas if we know to be more proactive.
It lacks 80000 jobs in Marseille, that the city has a rate of activity similar to Lyon and Nantes. In response to the suffering of a very special environments popular is this global economy that can provide solutions.
I rajouterais one of our major objectives is the strengthening of port. The port is already 20000 jobs in Marseille. This port can win market shares, because globalization is a matter of boats, and redeveloppement of the economy in the Mediterranean, which is a moral and political imperative, is to be an asset to the port of Marseilles. That is why we do not want to tamper with a square meter of the surface of the port because we believe that the economy must restart Mediterranean and will restart.

Dede13: Do you think the Euro-Mediterranean project as designed carries creating jobs for Marseille?
The Euro Mediterranean is a major urban redevelopment project, which was conceived by the previous mayor, Mr. Vigouroux, Edouard Balladur, the then prime minister. It was a great project. The idea was to develop three sectors of expertise: logistics around the port, the knowledge economy, culture and tourism. Under the mandates of Mr. Gaudin, the project has become much more real estate. It created square metres and it is hoped to attract services. While we have nothing against service jobs, we believe that we must go back to basics in terms of productive sectors for precisely enrich the city in jobs. But Euro Mediterranean will take its meaning as compared to a genuine Mediterranean policy, and if we built and what we call the "Grand Marseille," so that 1600000 people living in the same metropolitan area are collected in a structure which has the same projects, Aix in Marseilles, Marseilles at Berre, and Berre in Aubagne. This new structure is important for us to pool the resources, and to finally speak with one voice, both in France and in Europe, or in the Mediterranean.

MoDem municipal addresses in a piecemeal

MoDem municipal addresses in a piecemeal


Between the lists autonomous alliances with the UMP and the Socialist Party, the voter MoDem may have trouble making sense of it all Sunday in the first round of municipal elections. The centrist party has opted for a strategy variable geometry, and hopes to distinguish itself in Paris, while its leader Francois Bayrou risky plays a part in Pau.

The "third man" of the presidential candidate is in what has long been the uncontested fiefdom of the mayor (PS) André Labarrère, who died in 2006. Francois Bayrou divisions could benefit his heirs, but the challenge is far from being won: in a city traditionally left, opinion polls show for the time being the Socialist candidate Martine Lignières-Cassou leading to the first and second round.

But it is the only municipality that the MoDem seems able to win, especially centrist party hoping to achieve a score in double digits in as many cities to become the third political force in the country.

Head of the list in Paris, Marielle de Sarnez benefit and succeed at the game by making a good score in the capital. Faced with a Bertrand Delanoe (PS) archifavori and behind the UMP candidate Francoise de Panafieu, the MoDem could overtake the Greens widely, according to the latest polls. This has led to calls from the foot of too outgoing mayor, who has urged centrists out of the ambiguity between left and right before the first round. So far in vain.

Marielle de Sarnez expressed willingness Tuesday to a "partnership" with Mr. Delanoe, while claiming its "freedom". MoDem prefers to wait between the two towers to monetize dearly and count its votes.

"I still see a bit of skill and tactical contradictions," lamented Wednesday Bertrand Delanoe. "I do not want to be subjected to majorities variable geometry," warned the Socialist mayor of Paris, citing the example of the Greens who, "in spite of disagreements, voted budgets."

If three-quarters of MoDem lists are autonomous, the centrist party of balance between the right and left in many cities, according to the local realities.

The mayors outgoing MoDem have made alliance with the UMP to keep their headquarters in Saint-Brieuc, Arras or Epinay-sur-Seine. The Centre Party also supported the mayor (UMP) of Bordeaux Alain Juppe, to the chagrin of local activists. Instead, it has opted for agreements with the outgoing leftist mayors in Dijon, Grenoble, Montpellier and Roubaix.

This strategy alliance variable has not been without a few false notes: MoDem Lyons has exploded to a few weeks of the ballot among those who looked for the UMP candidate Dominique Perben, and those who preferred to rally the outgoing Socialist mayor Gerard Collomb. The party was forced to invest in a new candidate for disaster maintain line "autonomous".

In Paris, the former journalist Jean-Marie Cavada, which rose with weapons and luggage on the side of the UMP in the twelfth district. For MoDem, founded in late 2007 on the ruins of the UDF, the municipal campaign has shown that the time of the haemorrhage of managers is not yet completed

Municipal: FN plays anti-sarkozysme

Municipal: FN plays anti-sarkozysme

Local elections are not the "cup of tea" of the National Front which feeds only meagre ambitions for the city, acknowledged Thursday its president Jean-Marie Le Pen. In the absence of prospects for success or even maintaining the second round in most cities, the FN had only a rejection of the national "Sarkozy President" and "his presidency absolute."

Local elections "it is not quite the cup of tea" of the FN. And this campaign, which comes against a backdrop of severe financial difficulties for the party has been "more difficult this year it was seven years ago," Mr. detailed Le Pen during a press conference.

The party of the extreme right is extremely weakened by the collapse of financial and electoral laws. The seat, the great "ocean liner" overlooking the Seine Saint-Cloud, is still not sold, while the FN must reimburse important deadlines to absorb part of the cost of recent campaigns.

The empty coffers, it's hard to cover the cost of campaign. As a result, many managers have not launched and the FN does not show up everywhere, including in areas where it has done in the past successfully, as in Seine-Saint-Denis. "People are afraid of being implicated," acknowledged leader of the extreme right.

But "we can be elected," he stressed, highlighting the voting method, which is played in part by proportional representation. "We do have that, perhaps, a few mayors, including those of Cluses (Haute-Savoie), Noyon (Oise) or Hénin-Beaumont (Pas-de-Calais), where is his daughter Marine, at he repeated. But "we hope to have a lot of municipal councillors."

"I therefore make a solemn appeal to all voters french (...) reminding them that the election is an election by proportional representation and that we can have an elected," the head frontiste launched.

Far from putting forward local concerns, Jean-Marie Le Pen remains faithful to its tropismes and seems to rely on a rejection of the majority UMP by voters frontistes seduced by Sarkozy in the presidential election. "These elections are political elections," insists he, "there will be no other national consultation, practically, by the year 2012".

Therefore, a vote of "resistance against the policy pursued by Mr Sarkozy and his presidency absolute" for by Jean-Marie Le Pen.

The record is "unfortunately disastrous," he attacked Thursday, from the length of his favorite themes, insecurity, which "has grown steadily", which taxes have not dropped or the construction of Europe, revived by the "outrage" of the "mini-treaty", passing through immigration, in his view favoured by the current policy.

Even if this message goes, the results will not be bright, anticipating many activists. Their leader, who is trying to downplay the stakes. Whatever the outcome, "I do not suiciderai," he joked Thursday.

Acques Chirac called as a witness in two "business"

Acques Chirac called as a witness in two "business"

Jacques Chirac called as a witness in two

Former President Jacques Chirac, already under investigation in the first case of fictitious jobs, is expected to testify in two other legal cases of electoral fraud and embezzlement for the period when he was mayor of Paris, between 1977 and 1995.
Former President Jacques Chirac, already under investigation in the first case of fictitious jobs, is expected to testify in two other legal cases of electoral fraud and embezzlement for the period when he was mayor of Paris, between 1977 and 1995.

His entourage confirmed to Reuters that the examining magistrate Jean-Marie d'Huy, in charge of the investigation into the embezzlement of funds to the company printing para-municipal Sempap Paris, had sent him a letter informing him it would be heard by a single witness, and the caller to find a date.

"The president will travel to the convening", it was said to Reuters. The former Head of State does not feel concerned by this affair, says one.

Open it a decade ago, this instruction has shown that several million Swiss francs were diverted from the Sempap coffers between 1987 and 1995 by Jacques Brats, its managing director, who died in 2001.

The funds have landed in accounts in Switzerland before being invested in a particular hotel chain in Polynesia. The hypothesis of a hidden financing of the RPR was discussed.

Among other disputed costs included free manufacture of greeting cards for Bernadette Chirac under his tenure as General Counsel of the Corrèze, for a relatively small amount of money.

The investigation also revealed that Jacques Chirac had been alerted by several reports of the inspection of the City of Paris on malfeasance attributed to Jacques Brats, but had refused to relieve him of his duties despite the opinion of its services.

FALSE VOTERS

In addition, one of the civil parties in the trial appeal from electoral fraud in the third district of Paris in 1989 and 1995 called for Jacques Chirac to be called as a witness at the hearing on May 14, announced his lawyer.

Jacques Chirac is at the Elysée Palace, he never testified in this case as in others, as it benefited from a full criminal immunity.

An environmentalist who is a civil case, Philippe Vicherat, asked the prosecutor general in Paris quoted the former head of state. If this request is not followed, there will be a direct quote, told Reuters counsel for the militant, Me Pierre-Francois Divier.

The former Head of State "has not received a call in this case, he will see when it is requested," says his entourage. The trial will focus primarily on appeal Guy Legris, ex-boss of the federation RPR in Paris and close to the era of Jacques Chirac, who was convicted in the first instance to one year suspended prison term and a fine of 2,000 euros.

The other defendants in the case will be referred by an appeal from the civil parties and the court can not review that the damages to which they were sentenced, not the criminal verdict.

After 16 years of proceedings, the former mayor of the third district UDF Jacques Dominati was acquitted for lack of evidence but the court had instead found guilty of electoral fraud ten other defendants, including his son Philippe Dominati, aged 52, of UMP senator Capital (six-month suspended prison sentence and a fine of 2,000 euros), and Guy Legris.

The court said in its ruling that fraud by listing hundreds of "false" voters had existed in 1989 when the victory of the RPR-UDF list in the Third District had allowed Jacques Chirac to obtain a "grand slam" in the twenty arrondissements, which had revived his political career.

Since November, Jacques Chirac is under investigation for "misappropriation of public funds" in a case for compensation to her office as mayor of dozens of "officers" who have carried out any task. Already interviewed twice, the former president is expected to be summoned again for questioning and risk a lawsuit in Corrections.

Ngarlejy Yorongar, a leader of the Chadian opposition

Ngarlejy Yorongar, a leader of the Chadian opposition abducted last month by security forces during the rebel attack on N'Djamena, feared that his colleague Ibn Oumar Mahamat Saleh, who disappeared since then has been beaten to death by his jailers.

When he arrived in Paris after fleeing from Chad through Cameroon, Chad deputy testified Thursday that he had seen during his detention.

"Ibn Mahamat Saleh arrived after me. Soldiers which led began to hit him - assault rifle butts, fists, kicks, and so on. They took him in a cell and between 4 and 6 (February), I understand that he is dead - unless a miracle, but I do not believe in a miracle, "he told Radio France Internationale (RFI) shortly after his arrival in the 'Roissy airport in Paris.

Yorongar, Saleh and the former president Lol Mahamat Choua, all opposition leaders, had disappeared on February 3, when government troops of President Idriss Déby fighting rebel forces to regain full control of the capital, N'Djamena .

The Chadian government has indicated since then that Choua was under house arrest as a "prisoner of war".

There is still no news of Saleh and Déby said they did not know his whereabouts.

Yorongar said to journalists that he had come to France to undergo medical examinations, fearful of being poisoned while in custody.

He claimed he had been beaten on the day of his arrest. He was held for 18 days in an undisclosed location, before being released and flee to neighbouring Cameroon, where the French Embassy has granted him a visa.

When asked to say whether he would seek political asylum in France, he replied: "This is not the time."

The french president Nicolas Sarkozy has received Tuesday in Paris Saleh's son, Hicham Oumar Saleh.

Déby has agreed, following a visit by Sarkozy on February 27 in N'Djamena, the establishment of an international commission of inquiry into the disappearances and arrests of opponents

Nicolas Sarkozy faced with the dilemma of rigour

Continue reforms and submit France to a serious austerity cure, or wait and let filer deficits pending a return to growth? Nicolas Sarkozy did not lift the ambiguity to three days of the first round of municipal elections.

Officially, the president stays the course. "I do not believe in discipline plans," he warns in an interview published Thursday by "Le Figaro". His motto: "It is the reform that will bring the economies and it is the economies and growth which will bring deficit reduction."

But "to find room for manoeuvre, it must be said in French: Beware! We can not afford everything, we can not afford everything," he warned Thursday while traveling at Vesoul.

There is therefore no question of a break out after the municipal elections, as has already said Tuesday Francois Fillon, but "accelerate" the reforms undertaken in 10 months.

The program is dense coming months. In the wake of municipal Christine Lagarde present law to modernize the economy, which is to reform the distribution, setting up an independent authority on competition, reduce delays in payment to the small and medium enterprises, or liberalize distribution Booklet A. To halt the decline in purchasing power, a law on the generalization of the incentive was announced for June.

On the front of the labour market, a text on "prožne varnosti" resume before the summer in terms of the agreement negotiated by the social partners, particularly with a new opportunity to "amicable separation" between the employer and the employee, longer periods of testing or the creation of a new contract with a duration of 18 to 36 months, reserved for managers, in order to achieve a "specific purpose".

It is also in this context that the government should bury the 35 hours, by enabling companies to negotiate directly with their employees on the issue of working time.

Meanwhile, Labour Minister Xavier Bertrand has been tasked to prepare a text reforming pensions by the end of the first half. A key: a new extension of the period of contributions.

In Chapter health, Roselyne Bachelot must submit a bill by the summer, on the permanence of the treatment or the distribution of health professionals. The question that angry, ie the financing of the "Safely," was referred to the budget in the autumn of 2008.

On 6 February, Nicolas Sarkozy, however, had hinted that he intended to raise the question of the breakdown between national solidarity and individual responsibility, "given our financial constraints."

The "financial constraints", in this case, but a deficit of Social Security that the government hopes at best to contain 8.8 billion euros at the end of 2008. A bill that would add a new skid of public accounts, reflecting a growth lower than expected: it could be closer to 1.5% in 2008, rather than the 2% expected by the government.

How is France going to pay the bill, while its European partners s'agacent its already lax fiscal? Michel Sapin (PS) is convinced that the government will resort to a "de rigueur" in the form of higher taxes (VAT, CSG), and a reduction in spending in order to find the "20 billion Euro "who fail to finish the budget.

Francois Fillon him almost vindicated Tuesday by referring to "adjustments in spending" on the basis of growth. But he ruled out raising taxes. Remains to be seen whether this will be enough to contain the slide of expenditure ... And if Nicolas Sarkozy would assume the unpopularity of austerity.

The head of state might be tempted to slow reforms and open the floodgates discreetly budget to offset the social impact of the economic downturn and rising prices. Pending a hypothetical return to growth in 2009.

His predecessor Jacques Chirac, convinced that France was reformed in times of growth, and had spent two terms waiting for an upturn.

Already, Nicolas Sarkozy has made concessions by not removing a post on three officials in 2008-instead of a two '-promised, with a lead of 200 euros to retirees, or compensating generously reform special schemes for retirement.

The former Prime Minister Edouard Balladur warned on February 23 in "The World": "we must emphasize reform, without concern of opinion polls," since "2008 will be a decisive year for the success (of) quinquennium