“I have never taken into account past political affiliations”: criticized by magistrates of the Court of Auditors, Pierre Moscovici defends his “independence” and “impartiality”

The first president of the Court of Auditors, Pierre Moscovici, drew on Thursday “a handful of magistrates” of the jurisdiction he had criticized as he compensated his governance through the press during the summer, defending himself from any political bias in his administration. In July, The world He had informed the dissatisfaction of the magistrates whose postponement of retirement had been rejected. They denounced in the newspaper “arbitrary and discretionary decisions”, as well as a very political governance “by the former socialist politician.

Pierre Moscovici had also responded in July to criticism about the appointment of Najat Vallaud -Belkacem, former socialist minister of National Education, as the master advisor of the Court, who was one of the newcomers installed on Thursday, ensuring that the recruitment procedure was “perfectly objective”.

“These magistrates assume the right to speak on behalf of others”

Evoking on Thursday “the responsibility” implicit for “the confidence of the fellow citizens” in the patio, during the Solemn Return Audience, Pierre Moscovici deplored that “this responsibility, (…) a handful of magistrates, anonymous, not unknown, have forgotten, fed before the summer exits, a real press campaign.” “These magistrates, I know, are ultra minority, but assume the right to speak on behalf of others. It is a euphemism to say that they represent us in a somewhat strange way,” he offended.

“According to these magistrates, our institution would be distorted in its composition by a letter of diversity that would favor certain profiles (…) that the court would have become without knowing a temple of wokism and positive discrimination,” he continued. “According to them, we would be a house where the advance of the magistrates would now be based on their political commitment,” he said.

Pierre Moscovici Defended His “Independence” and “Impartiality” As The First President of the Court of Auditors, WHERE HE WAS APPOINT IN 2020 AND WHER Skills, Commitment, Managerial Training “, I insisted, seeing in” Lies “Failure”, “Major irresponsibility”.