The boss of Europe-ecology-The Greens had committed to it, it is now done: Julien Bayou leaves his seat as regional councilor for Ile-de-France. The co-president of the environmental group in the National Assembly was not legally bound to do so, but his party, EELV, holds very firm positions with regard to the non-cumulation of offices.
“It’s important that people come to the region. And formally the law authorizes it, but it is not true that we can manage to do both correctly: the mandate of deputy is more than a full-time job, “explains the deputy to 20 minutes. It is a socialist elected official who will take his place in the region, under the second round agreement passed at the time of the last regional elections, in 2021, where his list had obtained nearly 34% of the votes.
“It’s time to give way to a new generation”
“It is a starting point in my political adventure by your side, and a page that is turning today. I was and will remain very attached to this mandate”, he wrote in a text posted on Facebook, adding further: “It is time for me to give way to a new generation who will prepare the ecological alternative for the Island. -of France. »
His resignation sounds like a stroke of pressure for the other Nupes parliamentarians who also hold a regional mandate, such as Clémentine Autain, Raquel Garrido, Sophia Chikirou, Paul Vannier and Jérôme Guedj, who still combine their mandates as deputy and adviser or regional councillor.