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Secretary of State Marlène Schiappa was pinned by senators on the Marianne fund, a fund created after the assassination of Samuel Paty which was to finance the promotion of secularism. Senators believe it was a publicity stunt for the minister.
This is the result of two months of investigation. Nearly 200 pages of report dissects the management of the Marianne fund. The finding of the Senate Finance Committee is final. “The lack of rigor, the opacity and I say it, the flippancy led to the fiasco“, reveals Jean-François Husson, rapporteur of the parliamentary commission of inquiry.
A problem in the selection process
In October 2020, Samuel Paty was assassinated. Six months later, Marlène Schiappa, then Minister Delegate for Citizenship, announced the creation of the Marianne fund. More than two million euros to finance online actions and defend the values of the Republic. Today, the Senate denounces a sloppy and opaque selection process. Another issue raised by the report: the selection process for certain winners. Last June before the Senators, Marlène Schiappa defended herself from any form of favoritism. Words that contrast with the report delivered on July 6.