A party put to the test “black sheep”in the words of Jordan Bardella. Third force in the National Assembly with its allies after the second round of the legislative elections, Sunday July 7, the National Rally will now have to look into the case of several of its new deputies pinned for racist or conspiratorial statements.
In its defense, the far-right party had referred to the difficulty of investing candidates in the very limited time caused by the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron. The president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, had assured that “all those who make statements that are not in accordance with [ses] convictions will be[aie]“were kicked out”evoking “five black sheep”. Franceinfo takes stock of the electoral results of the main candidates with problematic profiles, who attracted attention during the campaign.
In Bouches-du-Rhône, Monique Griseti, the candidate who told the singer Gims to “go back to where he came from”: elected
In the 1st constituency of Marseille, the RN candidate was elected with 55.86% of the vote, against the NFP candidate Pascaline Lécorché (44.14%). In January 2022, about the Congolese singer Gims, she wrote on Facebook: “Let him go back to where he came from, let him bring his whole tribe with him. Let him go milk the goat, that will give us a vacation.”spotted Release. According to ProvenceMonique Griseti also shared several conspiratorial and xenophobic posts on Facebook against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. In particular, she denounced the “vaccine fanatics”, “the health dictatorship” or called the virus “cold 19”.
Near Releasewho emphasized his “absence” During the campaign, she explained: “I don’t talk to journalists… It’s not against you, but I’m tired of people twisting everything I say or calling me a ghost!”
In Corrèze, Maïtey Pouget, the candidate who declared that “we are invaded” by immigration: defeated
Opposing François Hollande in the 1st constituency of Corrèze, Maïtey Pouget came in second place (31.69%) behind the former President of the Republic (43.1%), who was invested under the label of the New Popular Front. Filmed by LCI at the Brive-la-Gaillarde market one morning in June, she had declared that France “[commençait] to be invaded” by immigration, but not “at this time” because “they [les immigrés] “are sleeping”.
In Côtes-d’Armor, Françoise Billaud, the candidate who paid tribute to Philippe Pétain: beaten
The candidate came third (26.77%) in a three-way race in the 1st constituency of Côtes-d’Armor, won by the Ensemble candidate Mickaël Cosson. During the campaign, Françoise Billaud had become a “ghost” candidate, refusing to respond to media requests and deleting her Facebook account after racist and homophobic messages had been pinned there, recalls The Telegram. In these posts, she paid tribute to Philippe Pétain and saluted the memory of the collaborationist priest Jean-Marie Perrot. These messages are currently being analyzed by the courts after a report from the Human Rights League, specifies West France.
In the Hautes-Pyrénées, Marie-Christine Sorin, for whom “not all civilizations are equal”: beaten
Retired from the Ministry of Education, Marie-Christine Sorin lost (46.89%) in the second round against NFP candidate Sylvie Ferrer (53.11%) in the 1st constituency of Hautes-Pyrénées. She was singled out during the campaign for her numerous racist and discriminatory tweets. In one of them, since deleted, she assured that “not all civilizations are equal”, point Release.
Interviewed by France Bleu Béarn Bigorre on Thursday June 20, Marie-Christine Sorin said she was the victim of a “missing image manipulation”, assuring that the tweet in question had been written to denounce the stoning of women in Iran and that it was in no way racist.
On the social network X, in February, she had also written about the government spokesperson, Prisca Thevenot, whose parents are Mauritian: “If we tell him to go back to his island, we’ll be accused of racism.”
In Haute-Savoie, Anis Bouvard, candidate in trouble during a television debate: beaten
The images of his debate on TV8 Mont-Blanc with the outgoing Macronist MP Antoine Armand, made the rounds on social networks during the inter-round elections. Invested in the 2nd constituency of Haute-Savoie, Anis Bouvard only won 31.17% of the votes, against 68.83% of the votes for the Ensemble candidate Antoine Armand. During this televised debate, Anis Bouvard appeared very uncomfortable and unable to answer journalists’ questions on the concrete measures he intended to defend if he were elected.
In the Jura, Thierry Mosca, the candidate under guardianship: defeated
The RN candidate was largely defeated (34.98%) in the 2nd constituency of Jura against the LR candidate Marie-Christine Dalloz (65.02%). Thierry Mosca had made headlines during the campaign, because being under guardianship, he could not be eligible. But the RN had nevertheless maintained its candidacy. Questioned by France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Thierry Mosca had defended himself: “The curatorship is only for financial reasons. Like many artisans, I have financial problems.”
In Loir-et-Cher, Roger Chudeau, the candidate who criticized the dual nationality of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem: re-elected
Marine Le Pen had disowned him after his comments on the former socialist Minister of Education, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, but Roger Chudeau was nevertheless re-elected in the 2nd constituency of Loir-et-Cher with 52.25% of the vote against the DVD Nils Aucante (47.75%). He had declared that the appointment of the former minister, Franco-Moroccan, had been a “error”and raised a risk of “double loyalty” dual nationals.
In Mayenne, Annie Bell, the candidate who committed a hostage-taking in 1995: beaten
Opposed in the 2nd constituency of Mayenne to the Horizons candidate Yannick Favennec, Annie Bell lost with 31.1% of the vote, against 68.9% for her opponent. In 1995, she had been sentenced to prison for an armed hostage-taking with her husband, at the town hall of Ernée, in the same department. According to the couple, it was a desperate act, due to their debt, reports The Mayenne Courier.
In Mayenne, Paule Veyre de Soras, whose “ophthalmologist” is “Jewish” and the “dentist Muslim”: beaten
The RN candidate for the 1st constituency of Mayenne was largely defeated (32.44%) by the NFP candidate Guillaume Garot (67.56%). Questioned by the local media of Laval, leglob-journal, on racism within the RN, she had answered: “This is false and completely false. In the RN, we have Jews, Muslims, Spaniards. I myself am Catalan, my grandfather was born in Barcelona.” Then she had justified that his “ophthalmologist” was “Jewish” and his “dentist, Muslim”.
In Côtes-d’Armor: Jean-Yves Le Boulanger, blessed “by a priest of color”: beaten
He became known during the campaign for having declared: “It was a colored priest who blessed me. See, I didn’t run him over with my motorcycle.” The RN candidate for Côtes-d’Armor, Jean-Yves Le Boulanger, was defeated (29.1%) in a three-way race won by the Ensemble candidate, Eric Bothorel (41.21%).