Fighting at Les Républicains in Marseille after an eventful weekend. An investigation was opened by the Marseille prosecutor's office and campaign premises of Martine Vassal, the LR candidate for municipal elections, were searched this weekend, after the revelation of France 2 and Marianne on suspicions of proxy fraud at LR .
Martine Vassal reacted this Monday afternoon on BFMTV, defending himself from any fraud. "I am not a fraudster, I never have been and it is not now that I want to start being. Yes, an investigation has been opened. I want investigators to look everywhere and everywhere, even among competitors, ”she said.
"I will be intractable"
She asked the Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, "the cancellation of all the proxies made for the second round". Certain elements revealed by the press during the weekend are quite overwhelming for some running mate of the candidate, who warned: "The investigation has just opened and if proven facts are confirmed, I will take my responsibilities. I will be intractable on these facts and the people who committed them ”.
Before finishing as a monologue on the threat of “the ultra left”, the favorite theme of his campaign after his second place in the first round, behind Michèle Rubirola, the candidate for the Printemps de Marseille.
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