• The Republican presidential candidate launched, the day after the first round, an appeal for donations to complete the financing of her campaign, explaining that she was personally indebted by 5 million euros.

  • Did Valérie Pécresse's team go so far as to organize a collection in an E.Leclerc supermarket in Avignon?

    This is what a photograph widely shared on social networks suggests.

  • Is it a real donation collection or a montage?

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    answers you.

The smallest penny seems to count so that Valérie Pécresse can reimburse her campaign expenses.

A user claims that while shopping in an E.Leclerc supermarket in Avignon, he was offered to make a donation for the Republican candidate.

“Amount: 11.65 euros.

Round up to 12.00 euros for Valérie Pécresse “, can we read on the bank payment terminal.

Faced with the publication, some Internet users warn of possible fake news, but others are surprised at the approach: "A multimillionaire with three villas at more than 7 million euros, it's a joke .

"I can't believe it, I crash everything on the spot, I leave the goods on the carpet and CIAO", launches one of them.

Others wonder: “Isn't it illegal?

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The E.Leclerc supermarket in Avignon, directly targeted by the publication, confirms to

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that it does not practice solidarity rounding for the benefit of Valérie Pécresse's campaign.

"When we were told of the existence of this photograph, we first thought it was a joke," explains the retail brand.

"Of course it's a fake.

It is not a cause that we defend.

»

If this publication has gone viral, it is undoubtedly because it refers to the appeal launched by the candidate the day after her failure in the first round of the presidential election.

Valérie Pécresse has requested "emergency aid" from her constituents to complete the financing of her campaign.

With only 4.73% of the vote, she is not eligible for reimbursement of campaign expenses, which only concerns candidates who have obtained more than 5% of the votes cast.

The Republican candidate has reported a critical situation for her party, which will not be reimbursed 7 million euros.

Valérie Pécresse also declared that she was "personally indebted to the tune of 5 million euros".

The results do not allow us to be reimbursed by the State.

The situation is critical and we are short €7m, including €5m that I borrowed personally.



I am launching a national appeal for donations.

The survival of the Republican right depends on it.

⤵️ https://t.co/iIbiEkZ22z pic.twitter.com/VlxfjjWr8V

— Valérie Pécresse (@vpecresse) April 11, 2022


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The method of collecting donations in the form of “solidarity rounding” is frequently used in small shops as well as in supermarkets.

On the bank payment terminal, customers are offered the option of rounding up their bill to the next euro, with the difference being donated to an association.

Simply press the green button on the payment terminal to accept the donation, or the red button to decline.

On certain viral photographs suggesting a donation campaign for Valérie Pécresse, a text hides the date on the payment terminal.

On other versions, the text is not present.

It can sometimes read "16/04/2015" or "11/04/2022".

So many clues that put the chip in the ear: on their editing, some Internet users took the time to modify the date, others not.

In one week, Valérie Pécresse has already raised 1.4 million euros.

The fundraising campaign is expected to continue until mid-May, with the aim of reimbursing almost all of the expenses incurred in the presidential campaign.

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