Paris mayoral feud blocks street

[Filuwaúrdjan]

There has been traffic chaos in two Paris suburbs after their feuding mayors declared the same busy road one-way, but in opposite directions.

Patrick Balkany, the conservative mayor of Levallois-Perret, initially made the D909 one-way to reduce the amount of commuter traffic through his district.

But Gilles Catoire, the Socialist mayor of neighbouring Clichy-la-Garenne, said this increased congestion in his area.

He made his section of the road one-way in the opposite direction.

With the contradictory road-signs in place, the unsurprising result was gridlock, prompting the deployment of municipal and national police to direct traffic away from the area.

"What Clichy has done is not a long-term solution, but it is a response to a unilateral decision by the town of Levallois," Clichy's deputy mayor, Alain Fournier, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.

But Mr Balkany insisted: "The mayor of Clichy has taken a position that is unreasonable and is hurting his own constituents."

Thousands of motorists pass between the two suburbs each day on their way into and out of the French capital.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8232041.stm

[Meeker]

Excellent.

[Hash]

Patrick Balkany should be in jail right now, not being a Mayor. He's a fraud, a crook, and so is his wife.

[Хahar 🤔]

I love French local politics.

[2952-0-0]

Looks like something Toronto local politicians would do.

[Joe Republic]

Which one will surrender first?

[Verily]

Psh. Go to New York's Chinatown. Half the intersections have a street that switches the direction in which it is one way.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Which one will surrender first?

They're French, so they surrendered before they started.

[Hash]

I love French local politics.

More like I love Hauts-de-Seine local politics. Nothing beats it, ever.

Which one will surrender first?

The Socialist, since it's illegal and impossible for a Socialist to defeat Sarkozy and Club in the Hauts-de-Seine.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Patrick Balkany should be in jail right now, not being a Mayor. He's a fraud, a crook, and so is his wife.

[freek]

Great. I love politicians with a sense of humour.

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Patrick Balkany should be in jail right now, not being a Mayor. He's a fraud, a crook, and so is his wife.

Should I add that his wife, Isabelle, did enough honourable things for France that she's worthy of the Legion of Honour. Napoleon would be proud.

Great. I love politicians with a sense of humour.

I wouldn't say the Balkanys have a sense of humour.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Patrick Balkany should be in jail right now, not being a Mayor. He's a fraud, a crook, and so is his wife.

Should I add that his wife, Isabelle, did enough honourable things for France that she's worthy of the Legion of Honour. Napoleon would be proud.

"C'est avec les hochets qu'on mène les hommes". Even him didn't care so much.

And, by the way, how comes that the Mr Regionalism of this forum invoked The man who created préfets.

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And, by the way, how comes that the Mr Regionalism of this forum invoked The man who created préfets.

You know how I said I was Breton, French and European? I guess invoking Napoleon is the second and third thing in there.

[Antonio the Sixth]

And, by the way, how comes that the Mr Regionalism of this forum invoked The man who created préfets.

You know how I said I was Breton, French and European? I guess invoking Napoleon is the second and third thing in there.

Sure but on the moment I was really shocked.

[Bunwahaha [still dunno why, but well, so be it]]

I love French local politics.

It could seem to be weird but French are humans before everything...