Presidential 2022: rigged figures? The Campaign Control Commission pinpoints the profession of faith – The Independent

Marine Le Pen’s profession of faith raises questions from the Electoral Campaign Control Commission. “+ 31% of intentional attacks since 2017”, “1.5 million additional immigrants who have entered France legally since 2017″. The Electoral Campaign Control Commission (CNCCEP) pinpoints the profession of faith of the second round of the RN candidate on these figures supposed to demonstrate the failure of Emmanuel Macron in the fields of security and immigration, reports France Inter . “Very hazardous grouping of figures” If the RN defends itself by indicating that these data come from the Ministry of the Interior itself, for their part the services of Gérald Darmanin specify that it is a “grouping of figures which could be described as very risky”. “These are elements that we are unable to corroborate”, specifies the CNCCEP with France inter. The Commission therefore requested clarifications from the candidate and her team. These steps, however, are not unusual, explains the Commission. “We regularly ask for clarifications of this type. This was the case for several candidates before the first round.” Very costly destruction If this profession of faith were not to be approved, it would be a big financial blow for Marine Le Pen’s campaign. Many copies have already been printed and their destruction, then the reprinting of a new version would be very expensive, confirms a framework of the National Rally. Within the party, we are nevertheless very confident. “Our sources are sure, says a close friend of the candidate, we have already transmitted them several times to the commission. Moreover, these figures already appeared on the profession of faith of the 1st round, he argues. The only purpose of all this is to waste our precious time.” Marine Le Pen denounces a “maneuver” Asked about this on Wednesday during a trip to Gennevilliers (Hauts-de-Seine), the candidate said that these figures came directly from statistics from the Ministry of the Interior. “The figures that are in my profession of faith are sourced with figures from the Ministry of the Interior. (…) I am willing for the Ministry of the Interior to dispute its own figures, but beware of this type of maneuver all the same, be careful to respect democracy”, she replied to journalists. “I really do not see what could push the judge of the election (the CNCCEP-NDLR) to prohibit my profession of faith, which would amount to addressing to the French only the profession of faith of the outgoing president”, he said. she adds. .