It was a first in France, but the approach is eventually ruled illegal by the Var prefecture. The mayor of Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole had offered to consult its inhabitants to find out who to give your sponsorship to for the presidential election. “The sponsorship of a candidate is a personal and voluntary act of the mayor, which he cannot delegate” specifies the prefecture.
The Mayor of Sainte-Anastasie, Olivier Hoffman, takes due note of this decision. Nevertheless, the event is maintained this Saturday from 8 am. “We were warned too late, everything is already in place says the mayor. But I won’t take the result into account, it’s purely informative.”