Lyon Metropolitan Area. Municipal Halls: Décines Wanted to Make Politicians Pay, Court Opposes

The administrative court ruled that the conditions of access to municipal halls for political parties or associations were too strict and onerous, thus satisfying the opposition elected officials of Décines who had filed an application for interim suspension.

Matthieu Vieira (Décines Autrement, Green and Humane, right) had brought the appeal to the court on behalf of himself and four opposition colleagues. Archive photo Florence Villard

The interim relief judge of the Lyon administrative court has decided to suspend the execution of the municipal council's deliberation of April 3, 2025 and the decree of April 11, 2025, setting out the internal regulations for the use of municipal halls.

A great satisfaction for Matthieu Vieira, a metropolitan Green elected official and opposition member of the Décines Autrement, Verte et Humaine (left) group. "This decision is a true victory for local democracy, for pluralism, and for all those who are committed to Décines. The...

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