departmental elected officials applaud the prefect before seasoning the State

Having come, as is customary, to present the activity report of the State services in the department, the prefect of Vaucluse delivered a cuddly performance on Friday September 23 to an assembly raised by the prospect of seeing its resources drained on the altar of budgetary recovery.

And even more, hurt by certain declarations attributing responsibility to communities for the drift in public accounts while the deficit will reach the record level of 6.1% of GDP in 2024. “The State does not abandon you”repeated Thierry Suquet before listing the efforts in the resolute fight against drug trafficking, relay antennas to eradicate white zones, urban renovation projects, water management, employment… And finally plead for a fruitful partnership between the central State and the communities, well aware of the fact that the latter often feel despised by the former. “Working together is the key to collective success for the benefit of our fellow citizens,” he concluded. “My door is open to you and I have full confidence in our ability to act together.”

When the State is no longer there, elected officials criticize it

At the end of his thirty-minute speech, Thierry Suquet was thanked by LR President Dominique Santoni and taken out of the Chamber to a small round of applause. A senior figure from the Bank of France was waiting for him to speak “credits”he couldn't stay and apologized. As he apologized for his absence at the Vaucluse mayors' meeting last week. “Paris, that’s enough”proclaimed Dominique Santoni, outraged by the drain of €15 million that the State wanted to make on the resources of the Department of Vaucluse.