LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur of the three départements have agreed to propose an alternative route in order to reconcile their respective positions. The Conseil d’Orientation des Infrastructures (a council convened to examine future rail projects in France after the inauguration of Emmanuel Macron) recommended taking forward a new line between Marseille and Nice as a priority. LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur The LGV Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, also referred to as the LGV PACA and LGV Côte d'Azur, is a French high-speed rail project intended to extend the LGV Méditerranée towards the Côte d'Azur. The project is not currently funded and construction would begin around 2020 at the
2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election in the 6 departments(4 members for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 4 for Hautes-Alpes, 28 for the Alpes-Maritimes, 47 for the Bouches-du-Rhône, 27 for the Var and 13 for Vaucluse Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur uses a two-round runoff system to elect the regional president, and if not candidate win at least 50% on the first round there are another and definitive round. The first round election was held on 6 December 2015. Runoff elections were held on 13 December 2015 in regions where no candidate was able to win outright in the first round. Christian Estrosi won the second round with nearly 55% of the vote,