You will find below a report of the Town council of Tourcoing which was held last Thursday

With fewer elected representatives than during mandature previous, opposition is going to have to reorganise itself. Side UMP, a shadow cabinet is going to be formed. As for FN with group anymore, he wants to keep a possibility of expression.

JEAN-FRAN OIS REBISCHUNG

Perhaps too rigid, the regulations of the town council allow normally opposition to express themselves by groups, which are "run by presidents. In UMP, it is Didier Droart who was indicated for this function.

Problem, yesterday evening, it is the young person G rald Darmanin who - as March 22nd, day of the installation of the elected representatives - felt like speaking. Other small problem, FN with no more than 2 elected representatives forms more group, and therefore more president, and therefore a logically very reduced speaking time. Christian Baeckeroot (FN) protests: Right to express itself is opened to all tourquennois advisers . A right which respected in the past Jean-Pierre Balduyck. Will the new mayor register in continuity? Yesterday evening, Michel-Fran ois Delannoy offered to link all members of the opposition to a reform of the internal regulations. A proposal accepted unanimously.

It will change nothing for the group UMP but Didier Droart - will more disposed yesterday evening to let speak than to take it - remain president? Yes, according to G rald Darmanin who explained after advice that opposition still needed to digest defeat .

In June, the ancient fellow candidates of Christian Vanneste as well as its support is going to meet to create a new association and to form what had been afterwards announced of defeat: a shadow cabinet. That is to say an association composed of members made responsible for examining all files with sharing out of roles, as in a majority. And we will announce! , G rald Darmanin insists who, moreover, will be elected this morning spokesperson of the group UMP to the Metropolitan district of Lille.

It is therefore to wonder if it is not finally it the new leader of opposition. He who was so close to Christian Vanneste. Who should not be very far.

Article of The Voice of the North (Friday, April 25th, 2008)

To settle comfortably, such could be the left luggage Офис of the group of opposition chaired by Didier Droart. To exist at all costs, such could be the line of both elected representatives frontistes "registered students", who even if it means making the playing bit parts threaten to go to make it elsewhere .Voil undoubtedly political education to be drawn of this advice of installation which allowed some and others to grind in exercise which demands a minimum of definite workmanship. To arrive better at it, a reflexion on new internal regulations (envisaged at the end of June), linking not only groups but also " all sensitivity " was promised by Michel-Fran ois Delannoy, mayor. This last wanted to reassure straightaway some and others on the democratic functioning of this assembly from which rules can avoid to nobody. ( )

G rald Darmanin, elected representative of opposition UMP, was surprised that already are indicated the presidents of advice of district. In the same breath, he will ask for a presidency in the name of his group. ric Denoeud, opposition also, shone, got worried to see crossing the number of tourquennois districts from sixteen to fifteen. ( )

It is clear that the victory in the first lap changed deal. Not only within advice but also in the public where appeared some ancient beaten town councillors come to take the temperature.