The First Secretary of the PS specifies that his referral “concerns respect for political pluralism and the use, by the President of the Republic, of his functions for electoral purposes”, a few days before the European elections.
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The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron will speak on the European elections and the situation in Ukraine and Gaza in 8 p.m. on TF1 and France 2 on Thursday June 6, the channels announced on Sunday. A speech which aroused the indignation of the oppositions. Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, seized Arcom, franceinfo learned on Tuesday June 4. “The subject of my referral concerns respect for political pluralism and the use, by the President of the Republic, of his functions for electoral purposes, a few days before an extremely important vote for the future of Europe “writes the First Secretary of the Socialist Party in his letter to the organization.
Emmanuel Macron is due to give this television interview as part of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. “These ceremonies are essential moments for our entire nation. They must remain a moment of gathering and commemoration”, believes Olivier Faure. But international issues, such as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, must also be addressed. “This speech will take place the day before the end of the campaign, at a time when it will no longer be possible to respond to him”, points out the boss of the PS. Indeed, a little more than 24 hours after the broadcast of the interview, from Friday June 7, at midnight, the candidates and the media enter a reserve period.
“In many respects, this is a requisition, by the President of the Republic, of the main television channels, which raises fears that this expression will harm the sincerity of the vote.”
Olivier Faure, first secretary of the PSat franceinfo
He therefore asks the president of Arcom to “grasp the subject” and of “implement [son] regulatory power in order to ensure respect for pluralist expression, and hence, to guarantee the sincerity of the June 9 vote.
“The day before the end of the European election campaign : will his speaking time be deducted from that of Valérie Hayer?”, added Insoumise Manon Aubry, also specifying that her formation would seize Arcom. “No one is fooled”, for his part wrote the national secretary of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel. In a post published Monday on X, communist senator Ian Brossat denounced an attempt to “hold-up” macronia on the Europeans and that he also seized Arcom.
“The opposition must have the same speaking time”, The boss of Les Républicains sur X, Éric Ciotti, was also indignant on Sunday. “We seize theArcom.