policy | Plan “Marseille en grand”: “Yes, I was moved for my city, for the people of Marseilles” (Payan)
The day after Prime Minister Jean Castex’s visit, Benoît Payan said his “emotion” for advancing the “Marseille en grand” plan. “Yes, I was moved for my city, for the Marseillais”, has just entrusted the socialist mayor on the set of France Info. Asked about schools, delays or the garbage conflict, Benoit Payan relies on “administrative simplification” and “good intelligence” between elected officials, at a time when deputies are modifying the law. The idea being to review the competences between municipalities and Metropolis. “We are not in Palermo in the 60s”, he image.
The only reason for bickering with the government, educational innovation in schools, illustrated by “greater autonomy” given to directors, as emphasized by Jean Castex this morning in La Provence. “I still haven’t heard that the principals are going to recruit the teachers. In any case, I’m absolutely against it,” ensures for his part the mayor of Marseille. Questioned on the strong inequalities between districts concerning vaccination rates, the chief magistrate claims to be “proactive. Why not compulsory vaccination? I don’t know. It’s up to the public authorities to decide.”
The mayor elected thanks to the Marseille Spring, an example of union beyond the parties, he “hopes that what we did in Marseille will be done at the national level. I don’t think the left can win if they don’t come together. There is no alternative. “