Arnaud Tanquerel joins David Lisnard list for AMF committee elections, Digi Mart USA News (Bayeux, France): In a statement released Tuesday, November 3, by the “Naturellement Bayeux” list, it was announced that Arnaud Tanquerel, mayor of Bayeux, is joining the list led by David Lisnard, mayor of Cannes, for the steering committee elections of the Association des maires de France (AMF).
The AMF elections will run from Monday, November 23, at 5 p.m. to Wednesday, November 25.
Tanquerel, who is also president of Bayeux Intercom, has agreed to join the slate of Lisnard, the outgoing AMF president, and is running for a seat on the steering committee.
According to the statement, Tanquerel is the only elected official from the Calvados department among the candidates on this list. Hervé Maunoury, mayor of Falaise and president of the Union amicale des maires du Calvados (UAMC 14), also sits on the steering committee as an ex officio member.
Through his candidacy, Tanquerel said he wants to take part in national discussions on the future of local authorities. He says he intends to defend local freedoms, the financial autonomy of municipalities and the maintenance of public services.
He described “carrying the concerns of our territories, their elected officials and their residents” as a responsibility linked to his candidacy.
