The Constitutional Council on Friday invalidated the elections in June 2022 of three deputies, Thomas Mesnier (Horizons), Anne-Sophie Frigout (RN) and Bertrand Petit (PS) due to irregularities in very tight ballots.

In the first constituency of Charente, Thomas Mesnier had won with 24 votes ahead of René Pilato (LFI / Nupes) in the second round, but the Constitutional Council notes that 27 votes were irregularly cast (problems with signatures on the lists of notably), which led him to invalidate this election.

“I welcome this decision serene, committed and determined.

I am already a candidate for the upcoming election.

High hearts, ”reacted Thomas Mesnier on Twitter.

Altered sincerity of the ballot

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 canceled because they included a prohibited mention ) but the Constitutional Council considered that due to the small difference between the first three, "the failure to take into account the irregular ballots had the effect of modifying the identity of the candidates qualified for the second round, thus altering the sincerity of the vote".

In a statement, MP RN "accepts this decision", while emphasizing that it "is not called into question", and promises "to continue to fight this fight to defend those who suffer from the disastrous policy of Emmanuel Macron".

He will still have to rule on 24 other requests

Finally, in the 8th constituency of Pas-de-Calais, the deputy Bertrand Petit, who sits in the PS group, sees his election invalidated because of the choice of his deputy René Hocq who was ineligible because he was already replacing a senator.

For these three constituencies, a new election must be organized within three months.



The Constitutional Council, on the other hand, rejected the requests which concerned eleven other deputies.

He will still have to decide on 24 other requests about these elections, concerning in particular the ministers Clément Beaune (7th Paris), Roland Lescure (1st Frenchman from 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 (Gironde).

The appeal of the former Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer in the 4th district of Loiret is also on his menu.

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