Michel Magras, former senator from Saint-Barthélemy and chairman of the senatorial delegation to overseas, led a working group on the overseas aspect of the decentralization of state powers. He met in particular Daniel Gibbs and Guillaume Arnell who explained to him their point of view on the functioning of relations between the COM and the State locally. Both deplore the deterioration of these relations and regret those maintained with Anne Laubies, the former prefect.
If the president of COM recognizes progress, particularly in the fields of security, justice or education, he also cites those where the State has failed. He also confides that the situation is not improving. “Rather than a desire to work together, there is a desire to take over the tool and make it work itself, making elected officials instruments of validation rather than institutions with the possibility of managing,” she says. he.
Then he also and above all points out that "relations with the local state (...) have deteriorated significantly" after having "yet experienced beautiful manifestations of cooperation on the ground in September 2017 with the prefect Anne Laubies".
Anne Laubies, who was Prefect of Saint-Martin between 2015 and 2018, “has been able to put her experience and skills at the service of the territory, which is to her credit. The times when we progressed in this territory were the times when she was there! », Adds Guillaume Arnell. For him, the former prefect "was the very example of what a representative of the State should be in an overseas territory". And to add: "today, the prefect of Saint-Martin is of another caliber".
For Daniel Gibbs, “it's all about practice, circumstances and personalities”.
“The prefect's personality seems to make the difference in this kind of situation. The prefecture must demonstrate pedagogy, be an adjuster and a facilitator. It should not be, only, a censor ”, he wants to make admit. The two local elected officials believe that state officials appointed overseas must have knowledge of these “sensitive territories where certain situations can quickly deteriorate. " (more details on soualigapost.com)
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