
The mayor of Cannes announces an “extraordinary session” in Parliament and 200 to 300 billion euros in savings
The mayor of Cannes David Lisnard promised on BFMTV to appoint a “commando government” if he is elected president in 2027, with an “extraordinary session” in Parliament in the summer of 2027 and 200 to 300 billion euros in savings in state spending.
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David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes and president of the Association of Mayors of France, is running as a liberal candidate in the 2027 presidential election.
The mayor of Cannes David Lisnard promised Tuesday on BFMTV to appoint a “commando government”, tightened, if he is elected in 2027, “to launch the major economic reforms” which he is supporting for the presidential election. And to also promise an “extraordinary session” in Parliament in the summer of 2027. “After 200 days, if the modalities have not been initiated, we will change the ministers,” assured the candidate for the supreme office. The boss of the AMF, who claims to be liberal, promises among other things "a moratorium on stupid standards", with 200 to 300 billion euros in savings in state spending, including "80 billion" in the first year.
Retailleau, the one to whom Lisnard “feels closest”

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