While Emmanuel Macron was present this Thursday at the Sorbonne to talk about Europe, The Republicans contacted the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing (CNCCFP) as well as Arcom on Thursday. They want this speech to be deducted from the Renaissance campaign.
The Republicans on Thursday seized the National Commission for Campaign Accounts and Political Financing (CNCCFP) as well as Arcom so that Emmanuel Macron’s speech on Europe at the Sorbonne, which they describe as a “propaganda operation electoral”, be deducted from the Renaissance campaign.
“This demonstration cannot be seen as the international action of the head of state, because it constitutes an electoral propaganda operation in support of a list,” writes LR boss Eric Ciotti in the two letters including AFP got copies.
“Good consideration of expenses”
Considering that Emmanuel Macron’s speech “is a communication operation linked to the European elections of June 9 “as part of official support” for Renaissance, the right is asking the CNCCFP to “take proper account of expenses ( …) within the campaign account” of the list led by Valérie Hayer.
Eric Ciotti specifies that his request concerns “direct and indirect costs as well as various benefits in kind received”.
Concerning the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom), the Republicans ask that it count “from the speaking time of the list led by Ms. Valérie Hayer, the entire speech of the President of the Republic”.