The former ecologist Célia Blauel, in charge of the prospective Paris 2030, leaves professional political life “for strictly personal reasons”.
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Bad news for Anne Hidalgo. While the beginning of his presidential campaign is difficult, the Mayor of Paris loses one of the members of his close circle at the Town Hall, Célia Blauel. This former activist of Europe Ecology-les Greens (EELV), become one of the trusted women of Anne Hidalgo, announced on Monday, November 29th leave with immediate effect his duties of the Seine, the prospective Paris 2030 and resilience.
It is also preparing to abandon the presidency of Paris in common, the movement launched in 2019 to prepare the re-election of Anne Hidalgo in Paris, and which always includes support from the unrelated mayor to the Socialist Party (PS) . If it retires the “government” of Anne Hidalgo, and cowards professional political life at 40, Célia Blauel retains for the time of his mandate as a Paris Counselor.
A long-standing reflection
“The reasons for my departure are strictly personal, family, assures Célia Blauel. There is no political reading to do it.” According to her, this started departure suddenly is only the rest of a reflection started long-standing, and matures especially during the confines related to COVID-19. In 2020, Already, Célia Blauel, an assistant responsible for the ecological transition during his first Parisian mandate, had hesitated the role that was to be his in the new team from the municipal.
The re-elected mayor had proposed to him to become the Urban Planning Assistant, one of the most important and heavily positions of the Town Hall. Célia Blauel had declined the offer, and chose a less taking portfolio. The young mother had thus been appointed Assistant for the Prospective Paris 2030 and resilience.
Other responsibilities had nevertheless added next. When the Assistant for Seine Pierre Aidenbaum had forced to resign after accusations of rape in September 2020, Célia Blauel had resumed his duties. A few months later, early 2021, she had also accepted the presidency of Paris in common, thus taking the rest of the former assistant Jean-Louis Missika. A very strong confidence mark on the part of the Mayor of Paris.
Today, Célia Blauel considers visibly too much the weight of all these commitments. She preferred to resign, without having for the moment of precise professional perspectives in sight. His departure has nothing to break with Anne Hidalgo, hammers the ex-assistant: “Anne is someone I continue to admire strongly.”
With this unexpected resignation, it is the third time that Anne Hidalgo loses a deputy since the beginning of his second term of Mayor. She first dismissed her head of culture and friend Christophe Girard, implicated for her links with the writer accused of pedocinal acts Gabriel Matzneff. Then it’s Pierre Aidenbaum who had to leave.
Every time, the resigning missions are taken up by other deputies already loaded with other files. This is what is happening today: the delegation on the Seine is entrusted to Pierre Rabadan, the Deputy Sports and the Olympic Games, while Penelope Komities (innovation, attractiveness) recovers prospective and resilience. Result: Over the departures, the team tightens. In July 2020, the mayor had unveiled an extra-long list of 37 assistants, mocked by the opposition. The Paris Executive is now only 34.