Six months after their election, three deputies see their status revoked. The Constitutional Council on Friday invalidated the June 2022 elections of Thomas Mesnier (Horizons), Anne-Sophie Frigout (RN) and Bertrand Petit (PS) due to irregularities in closely contested votes.
The contentious electoral body, on the other hand, rejected eleven other appeals related to these legislative elections and has yet to rule on another 24, according to information published on the website of the Constitutional Council.
In the first Charente constituency, Thomas Mesnier had won René Pilato (LFI / Nupes) with 24 votes in advance in the second round, but the Constitutional Council notes that 27 votes were cast irregularly (problems of signatures on the lists in particular) , which led him to invalidate this election.
“I welcome this decision with serenity, commitment and determination. I am already a candidate for the next elections. Big heart,” Thomas Mesnier reacted on Twitter.
In the 2nd constituency of the Marne, where Anne-Sophie Frigout (RN) was elected, the Renaissance candidate Laure Miller had been eliminated in the first round due to an “administrative error” (965 of her ballots annulled because they included a prohibited mention).
The Constitutional Council, however, considered that due to the small gap between the first three, “the lack of consideration of the irregular ballots had the effect of modifying the identity of the candidates classified for the second round, thus altering the sincerity of the poll”.
In a press release, Anne-Sophie Frigout “accepts this decision”, although she stresses that “it is not in question”, and promises to “continue waging this fight to defend those who suffer from the disastrous policy of Emanuel Macron”.
The Constitutional Council, for its part, rejected the requests affecting eleven other deputies: Jean Terlier (3rd Tarn), Gisèle Lelouis (3rd Bouches-du-Rhône), Éric Girardin (3rd Marne), Jérémie Patrier-Leitus (3rd Calvados), Élise Leboucher (4th Sarthe), Maxime Minot (7th Oise), Paul Midy (5th Essonne), Corinne Vignon (3rd Haute-Garonne), Maxisme Laisney (10th Seine-et-Marne), Jérôme Buisson (4th Ain) and José González (10th Bouches-du-Rhône).
For these three districts, a new election must be organized within three months.
Rejection of eleven applications
The Constitutional Council, for its part, rejected the requests affecting eleven other deputies: Jean Terlier (3rd Tarn), Gisèle Lelouis (3rd Bouches-du-Rhône), Éric Girardin (3rd Marne), Jérémie Patrier-Leitus (3rd Calvados), Élise Leboucher (4th Sarthe), Maxime Minot (7th Oise), Paul Midy (5th Essonne), Corinne Vignon (3rd Haute-Garonne), Maxisme Laisney (10th Seine-et-Marne), Jérôme Buisson (4th Ain) and José González (10th Bouches-du-Rhône).
It will still have to decide on another 24 requests on these elections, concerning in particular the ministers Clément Beaune (7th Paris), Roland Lescure (1st French abroad), Jean-Noël Barrot (2nd Yvelines), the former minister Brigitte Klinkert (1st Haut -Rhin) but also MP LFI Danielle Simonnet or MP RN Grégoire de Fournas. The appeal of the former Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer in the 4th arrondissement of Loiret is also on his menu.
Source: BFM TV
