Should we urgently change the law on sponsorship?
This is what several candidates are asking for, like Jean-Luc Mélenchon or Éric Zemmour, who are asking for anonymity for all mayors who decide to grant their signature.
Asked about RTL, Gérald Darmanin estimated that, if “
the rules can always change since the Constitution and then the law provide for
it”, it was a little late to do so.
"
We do not change the rules of the game a few days before the match
," he considers.
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According to him, the demands of the candidates in recent days are also a "
way of talking about oneself or showing a little persecution
."
“
It's the winter chestnut tree.
40,000 people can give their signature, it is within the reach of any candidate who has conviction
, ”he judges.
According to him, the debate returns every presidential year so that in the end, all the candidates can compete on the starting line.
“
Even Asselineau had his sponsorships
,” he recalls.
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"For each presidential election, it's the same debate"
Asked about the same subject on Europe 1, Gabriel Attal, the government spokesperson also judged that the question came up on a recurring basis. “
For each presidential election, it's the same debate. These are the rules of our Constitution. Let's take stock in a few months, they will have found their sponsorships
, ”he predicts.
In an interview with
Figaro
, the president of the AMF, David Lisnard, believes that a debate must take place "
at the start of the five-year term to see if the rules must be adapted
".
“
The problem is real since every five years we have this debate.
It is obvious that Mélenchon, Zemmour and Le Pen must be able to present themselves.
If this were not the case, there would be a real democratic problem
, ”he believes.