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Charente Council Granted Reprieve to Revote 2025 Budget

The prefecture has authorized a final session on April 22 after political divisions left the council unable to adopt the €615 million budget by the April 15 deadline.

Le conseil départemental de Charente est situé à Angoulême.
Le conseil départemental de la Charente est mis sous tutelle préfectorale depuis mercredi 16 avril 2025. La Chambre régionale des comptes d’Aquitaine a un mois pour proposer un nouveau budget.
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Le conseil départemental de Charente pourrait être mis sous tutelle préfectorale, une situation très rare pour une collectivité de cette taille, s'il ne vote pas son budget 2025 d'ici ce mardi soir

Overview

  • The Charente Departmental Council missed the April 15 deadline to adopt its 2025 budget due to a lack of quorum caused by boycotts from opposition and dissident councillors.
  • The prefecture has granted the council a last chance to vote on the €615 million budget on April 22, temporarily avoiding immediate prefectoral control.
  • Political fractures persist following a split in the left-wing majority in September 2024, with the splinter group 'La Charente au cœur' abstaining from prior votes.
  • President Philippe Bouty faces calls for resignation from opposition and dissident councillors, who accuse him of governance failures and mismanagement.
  • Failure to adopt the budget could lead to the regional court of audit drafting a new budget under prefectoral oversight, a rare occurrence for a department of this size.