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Champions of absenteeism in Paris

I'll let you see this article published today by The Monde.fr which takes the position that my colleagues Pierre-Yves Bournazel David Alphand and myself have taken on absenteeism elected to the Council of Paris.

"Truancy", a "cancer" against which "the State must take action" on May 25 declared Nicolas Sarkozy, during a visit the Head of State in a college Oise. But high school students are not the only followers of truancy. Indeed, many Parisians elected left and right part very irregularly at both monthly meetings of the Council of Paris. Most municipal studying the possibility of adjusting the allowances of elected based on their participation (each councilor receives 3200 euros per month).

CHRISTINE LAGARDE CHAMPION OF THE EMPTY CHAIR
According to minutes of council, that participants must signing sheets, 70 of the 163 advisers in Paris already displaying four absences during the 22 municipal councils and 22 county councils which are held since the reelection of Betrand Delanoe.

The Monde.fr compiled from logs of the Council of Paris, the list of elected less present. Christine Lagarde, who was elected the 12th arrondissement and Minister of Economy, is the champion of the empty chair with 33 absences out of 44 sessions. His colleague Pierre Lellouche, who was elected the 8th and Secretary of State for European Affairs, occupies the third place with 22 absences.

Between the two ministers UMP ranks a majority of elected municipal actor Philippe Torreton, which has 23 absences before midterm. Many from the leaf of absence are parliamentarians. Daniel Vaillant, the Socialist deputy mayor of the 18th, was noted absent ten times, as David Assouline, Socialist Senator and adviser to the 20th. UMP parliamentarians are not more frequent Bernard Debre, elected the 16th, shows 14 absences, Francoise de Panafieu, elected the 17th chair and candidate for mayor in 2008, combined, tied with Catherine Dumas, UMP senator. Marielle de Sarnez MEP Modem was also a chronicle of the board absent (she resigned her office in Paris in April). "Some Assembly sessions bite on those of the general council," says Sylvain Garel, Chairman of the Green Council of Paris, for whom "it is the issue of multiple directorships."

Philippe Torreton is not the only elected "show biz" has zap board meetings: Firmine Richard, actress, voted the 19th, is also angry with the attendance sheet. Even some members of the executive are regularly absent: Yamina Benguigui, director, elected the 20th and deputy mayor of Paris for the fight against discrimination and Seybah Dagoma, PS 1 and elected deputy mayor in charge of the social economy and United have each been absent ten times. Dominique Bertinotti, Socialist mayor the 4th arrondissement was noted absent 12 times.

Pierre Charon, adviser Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace and elected the 15th, is no more assiduous (15 absences). Daniele Giazzi, vice president of the UMP group in the Council of Paris has pursued the policy of empty chair 11 times, as Lynda Asmani (New Centre) elected the 10th and Michel Charzat (MRC) elected the 10th. Katia Lopez (20th), Florence Berthout UMP (1), Michel Dumont UMP (7e) also exceeded the 25% absenteeism. The list is not exhaustive, it is only the most notable cases.

In April, the Regional Council of Ile-de-France decided to punish elected officials for absenteeism not warranted. The Parisians elected Greens have tabled a wish that similar arrangements in the elected assembly in Paris. Environmentalists were supported by three elected UMP: Pierre-Yves Bournazel David Alphand and Geraldine Poirault-Gauvin. "When you have a representative mandate, the least we can do is to sit," said Pierre-Yves Bournazel, counselor of Paris UMP. "It is time to change some habits. "It is possible to financially penalize elected Parisian dilettante," says Sylvain Garel.

"advisors EXPRESS"
"It would be a mistake to stop at an accounting for the presence of elected officials," said for his part Jean-François Lamour, president of the UMP group in the Council of Paris. "Some advisers have other political offices that make attendance difficult but strengthen their voice when speaking knew in our assembly," said the member of the 15th, taking the defense ministers of the UMP.

For the dippers, "you can not blame the MPs to be away from their constituents and deny them along a local mandate," argues former minister of sports. "Finally, the activity of an adviser in Paris can not be measured not only the number of times he may enroll in Council, but rather his involvement with the records, taken from his words, his work in the delegations, "he says. One point on which grant the all advisors interviewed in Paris.

exist yet in the Paris meeting of the "advisers express". "They come in plenary on Monday morning at 9 am, a bailiff trying to sign the attendance sheet, squeeze some hands crossed journalists and evaporate after a few minutes, "evidenced by several elected officials of both right and left. Rachida Dati, UMP mayor of the 7th, and Jean-Marie Cavada, who was elected New Center of the 12th, are regularly cited by their colleagues as the customary method. "The list of registration at the finish is still the only way to control the attendance of advisers," Ian Brossat tempers, chairman of the Communist group. "We're not going to point when not even the elect!"

Eric Nunes