Pierre Moscovici, the president of the Court of Auditors, certainly defends himself against any intrusion of the sages of the Rue Cambon in the political campaign which has indeed started.
The border is thin, however.
Only a few months before the presidential election, the very old institution, created in 1807, indeed embarked on Thursday in an unprecedented exercise by publishing four of the twelve notes expected by December 6, targeting the
"main challenges facing will face governments ”
over the next few years, as the country's indebtedness approaches unprecedented levels.
“We are not a political actor.
The court is independent and impartial.
But we intend to contribute to awareness (…).
We have a duty to inform the citizen, ”
assured the former Minister of the Economy under François Hollande on Thursday.
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For him, the institution must play a
"watchdog role"
in a
"period marked by many caricatures and fake news".
Of a
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