The Angers political centre is on the back

Laurent Gérault, former spokesperson of the opposition in the Angers city council, recently fired by his fellow town councillors, is anymore seated of the front row, but in the third, and the last, in the hall of the municipal meetings in Angers town hall. That position is made more uncomfortable because of the identity of his closer neighbour.

This one is Bernadette Caillard-Humeau, herself former deputy mayor of the previous mayor, Jean-Claude Antonini. Both, in the past were allied. Their relationship ended when Mrs Caillard-Humeau choose, in the 2008 municipal polls, to leave the leader of the center-right list in which Mr Gerault was himself a member. She decided to join the socialist majority and was given huge responsabilities (and "the sunny office" she wished to get as reward for her rallying). But problems of misconduct led her outside the majority camp and from her office. 

Mr Gérault didn't got a similar office at town hall but recently choose to join the new Union des démocrates indépendants set up nationaly and which aims at supporting candidates to the next municipal elections of 2014. That was not appreciated, but not at all, by his former colleagues of the minority at Angers town hall. They support Christophe Béchu, the future rival of the Angers left political side for the next ballots. 

Mrs Caillard-Humeau and Mr Gérault, former allied, then adversaries, are now companions in misfortune. Two town councillors don't make a party. They are not partners for all that.