While the outbreak of the Omicron variant is not weakening in France, a meeting was held on Tuesday January 11 by videoconference between the government, the candidates and representatives of political parties to discuss the organization of the presidential election.
Concern is growing among political parties about the organization of the presidential and electoral campaign In progress. The government therefore invited the candidates and representatives of the parties to listen to their proposals on the organization of the next election.
Repayment FFP2 masks distributed during meetings, air purifiers in polling stations, even spread over several days of the presidential election, the political parties arrived with plenty of proposals to which the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior were careful not to to provide definitive answers.
France rebellious in particular demanded ” the increase in the reimbursable limit “Expenses of presidential candidates” to cover expenses related to the health situation ” or “The increase in the time of campaign spots on public channels and state funding of spots on private channels “.
For her part, the candidate RN Marine Le Pen wondered about “theconditions for the application of teleworking to campaign employees presidential ” and on ” a case law of the Campaign Accounts Commission which does not reimburse the flocking of buses “, Said its campaign director Christophe Bay.
The subject of the postal vote, categorically refused by rebellious France, was also approached by the First Secretary of the PS Olivier Faure, who also mentioned “ a vote spread over several days »And the need to give more space to the communication of candidates in the media, as requested by rebellious France.
Establishment of a Covid liaison committee
But the purpose of the meeting was above all to announce the establishment of a Covid liaison committee for the presidential election, which will be chaired by Jean-Denis Combrexelle. The Councilor of State is therefore back after having already been in the maneuver during the regional and departmental elections last year. But he has already made it clear: he will not be a decision-maker, his role will be to promote consultation, reports Aurélien Devernoix, from the political service of RFI.
In the end, it will be the government that will arbitrate. “And he will do as usual what he wants », Says a participant of the meeting. But for now, the oppositions prefer to show goodwill. With one exception, Eric Zemmour took advantage of the moment to challenge Jean Castex, urging him not to ” piss off voters “, Referring to the controversial sentence of Emmanuel Macron on the unvaccinated.
The first meeting of the Covid liaison committee for the presidential election will be held this Friday, said Matignon.