According to an Ifop poll carried out for the Journal du dimanche, a majority of French people (62%) think that political figures are treated "less severely" by the courts than ordinary citizens.
Still according to the same survey, nearly 80% of French people consider that the conviction of Nicolas Sarkozy by the courts constitutes an obstacle for a possible candidacy in 2022.
A majority of French people (62%) think that political figures are treated "less severely" by the courts than ordinary citizens, according to a poll published on Sunday and carried out by Ifop for the JDD.
"There is always a majority representation among the French: that justice is less severe in its decisions with regard to political personnel. What is interesting is that there is no effect of context There have been resounding condemnations of women and politicians, like Patrick Balkany or Nicolas Sarkozy this week, but that does not change, there is always this adage: depending on whether you are powerful or miserable, you don't. is not treated in the same way ", analyzes Frédéric Dabi, deputy general manager of Ifop, Sunday morning on Europe 1.
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On the other hand, only 12% of those questioned consider that politicians are treated "more severely" than ordinary citizens, and 26% "neither more nor less severely".
Among the sympathizers of the Republicans, the party of Nicolas Sarkozy, they are only 19% to think that the political personalities are treated "less severely" than the ordinary citizens, instead of 79% among the Greens, 75% at LFI, 73 % at the PS, 70% at the RN, and 56% at LREM.
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In response to another question on Nicolas Sarkozy, sentenced last week to three years' imprisonment, including one firm, for "corruption" in the so-called wiretapping affair, the French are 22% to estimate that Nicolas Sarkozy is treated by justice "less well than a simple citizen" and 28% "like a simple citizen". "There is only one in 5 French who has the feeling that Nicolas Sarkozy, in his trial, was treated less well than a simple citizen.
There are only people aged over 65 and above all, right-wing supporters, who always follow the logic of Nicolas Sarkozy's fan.
They see in it relentlessness and persecution ", continued Frédéric Dabi. For his part, the former President is leading a media counterattack to denounce a" stolen trial ".