Full bellies, empty dumpsters
We had a blast, even a delight. Not images of farmers munching their sausage snacks in front of braziers, but those committed during the reception organized by the Association of Mayors of 47, in a large restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. A good time for all our elected officials in the field, thanked with plate and glass for all the daily sacrifices that their mandate requires “in these difficult times”, according to Senator Bonfanti-Dossat. We will note, after this report, as Marius pointed out to Fanny about her marriage of interest with good old Panisse in Pagnol's trilogy, that our mayors also know how to sacrifice themselves “with good appetite”.
Between the two, his heart swings
Will the Toninquais CCAS take a more extreme course, at the risk of losing its soul? The rumor is growing everywhere and well beyond Tonneins. Administered until then by a whistleblower recognized for her investment, the service could return to another assistant, ex-RN candidate, after the reception at town hall of Jordan Bardella. A hesitation-waltz that has dragged on for ten days, putting on edge, for better and for worse, the nerves of a fraction of the majority. Far, far from the daily concerns of users of the social action center.
Influencers
At the Assembly of the Departments of France, the 47 stood out with its campaign “The government will have to be accountable to the Lot-et-Garonnais”, pointing out the 16 million euros less for the community, in the perspective of 2025 finance bill, slipped into the hands of the Prime Minister himself, who commented on the leaflet from the podium. In Lot-et-Garonne, we no longer have money, but we still have ideas. And still enough to finance communications campaigns…
A good slice
The ham fair continues in Tonneins. After a resident of the city undertook to register the brand Véritable Jambon de Tonneins to take advantage of the local specialty, the municipality responded by registering the name with the INPI. Both files are currently under investigation. And now Jonathan Biteau, opponent of the mayor, is also paying a slice, by announcing on the networks that a procedure has been launched by the Chamber of Trades and Val de Garonne Agglomération “to preserve a common heritage that no one should be able to take ownership.” The City of Tobacco soon to be renamed the City of Ham?
Not happy
Sébastien Delbosq, departmental head of the RN, did not appreciate the allusion made here to the founding origins of Marine Le Pen's party, fundamentally anti-Gaullist (SS and OAS), which clashed with the nature of Serge Bousquet-Cassagne's speech during the arrival of Jordan Bardella in Tonneins. “This makes it possible to carefully avoid the discussion of ideas and to make the 11 million voters of the National Rally, largely the leading party in France, feel guilty,” he said. We will tell him that it is factual and that we are not saying that his voters are registered Nazis. Sébastien Delbosq refers to the PC, “a vestige of a century of totalitarian ideologies responsible for millions of deaths”, or even to the “shadow side” of the ascendants of the current left, who have wallowed in collaboration. The origin of the RN is perhaps ultimately, here too, “a detail of history”.
But candidate?
Will Bon-Encontrais be a candidate in the municipal elections of Agen? Sébastien Delbosq, head of the RN in Agenais, would be the natural candidate for head of the list. The name of Serge Pujol is also mentioned. But it appears more and more plausible that the RN would have pinned the town of Jasmin on its staff map, refusing to present itself in Tonneins (Dante Rinaudo never stops bragging about it) and in Marmande.
Tactics and ticking
The “tick-tock” of the alarm agitated by the CR for months sounded this Tuesday. A wise man, the prefect had negotiated with the bosses of the agricultural union so that they would not damage his prefecture like last winter. No doubt driven, rightly or wrongly, by a doubt about the sincerity of the commitments of the peasants of CR 47, he had from his crisis HQ, a sort of Babaorum camp waiting for the Gauls, requested reinforcements and mesh trucks to prevent farmers from hexing the wisteria from its gate. Which, on the one hand, provoked the ire of our refractory Gauls (the gates were finally removed before their arrival) and, on the other hand, placed the state agencies and the MSA, absolutely unprotected, on the front line and the designated targets of peasant anger. This did not fail: the portals of the administrative city, of the DDT, DDETSPP as well as the walls of the MSA did not resist it. Not the best tactic to counter the ticking.
Charlie Delta
Blur
The CR 47 is a master in the time-honoured art of blurring the lines. This time, the majority union in the department slipped into the realm of lies, with Serge Bousquet-Cassagne publicly assuring that there was no question of blocking Arnaud Rousseau this Friday at the Agen Congress Center. Even more embarrassing: to his friend Jean Dionis, he made the same promise. The mayor of Agen, who never misses an opportunity to step up to defend the union, could take umbrage and doubt the sincerity of the word given in the future.
Liar Poker
And even if it means hiding the truth, we're not exactly bluffing… After two days spent blockading the port of Bordeaux, CR 47 says it has broken camp on Friday morning, after having obtained partial satisfaction from the Prime Minister . Satisfaction, a great first for the union! On Wednesday afternoon, Michel Barnier indeed put balm in the hearts of trade unionists – after having spoken to them a few hours before on the telephone – by declaring before the senators: “The farmers are right. » Will the raising of this shield not, however, draw its source elsewhere? Two days of cold, rain… It wears out the troops. The arrival of Arnaud Rousseau undoubtedly motivated them more.
Tennis
Pierre-Jean Pudal, the mayor of Sainte-Livrade, should not, unless surprised, run again in the municipal elections. The doctor, who exercises his magisterium with authority, however chose his successor after diagnosis and prescription. It will not be Jacques Borderie, another deputy, whom he criticizes for asking his opinion too much, but his finance deputy, André Forget. The latter should find on his way the president of Smavlot, determined to win the mayor's chair. This bodes well for a good atmosphere within the Council.
