The City Council voted Lyon February 23 the transfer of new powers to the Urban Community of Greater Lyon, in particular the field of "bicycle spaces and / or pedestrian plazas The public river and the bridges and pedestrian paths.
For the group of elected Greens, who voted favorably on this issue, are questions still about the democratic and representative elected Grand Lyon, despite the skills of more and more significant, not are not elected directly by citizens.
The representative of the group Green City Council, Peter Hemon , Greater Lyon is an elected institution in the second degree and in fact has less democratic legitimacy. "Transfer those skills at the Grand Lyon is also depriving the citizens of the real debate, real issues. It also reinforces the inadequacy of the democratic method of appointment of elected community," adds elected Green.
The Sytral (Syndicat des Transports en Commun Lyonnais) elected in the third degree
Elected officials have also questioned Greens other intercommunal structures as the board of directors of Sytral "policy assumes that transit territory and who is elected in the third degree!".
According to environmentalists elected, not only the proportional representation election is weakened by the second degree, but more importantly it parity disappears because women represent only 20% of the 155 community counselors!
Elected officials have also questioned Greens other intercommunal structures as the board of directors of Sytral "policy assumes that transit territory and who is elected in the third degree!".
According to environmentalists elected, not only the proportional representation election is weakened by the second degree, but more importantly it parity disappears because women represent only 20% of the 155 community counselors!
The ball is in the camp ... Nicolas Sarkozy
"The more the geographical scope of the community is, the more skills of the community increases, the democratic demand for a direct popular vote prevail. But giving more power to citizens, more clarity to our democratic institutions, is far from being the primary concern of the current president, if indeed this is one of her worries! "Peter Hemon finished.
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