Stage point before the serious things begin.
This Tuesday, the President of the Constitutional Council, Laurent Fabius, clarified the technical details of the presidential election on April 10 and 24.
The campaign will officially begin on March 28, and the final and verified results will be announced by the institution on April 13 for the first round, April 27 for the second.
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The deadline is fast approaching, and 75 days before the election, the Elders are keen to remind them of their role.
As Laurent Fabius indicated, the Constitutional Council will once again be the guarantor of “
the regularity of the election
”.
It will also examine any complaints and announce the final results.
Launch of the sponsorship quest on January 27
It will also be at the heart of this first imminent step: the quest for sponsorship.
Laurent Fabius has also confirmed that the race will be officially launched from the publication of the decree convening voters.
This text must be presented this Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, then published the next day.
Potential sponsors will therefore be able to send their file to the Council from this Thursday, January 27, until Friday, March 4 at 6 p.m., leaving a little more than five weeks for the candidates to harvest this precious sesame.
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Like five years ago, the public list of sponsorships will be released as it becomes available.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, the Constitutional Council will publish an update of the verified signatures, accessible on the new website put online: presidentielle2022.conseil-constitutionnel.fr.
Aware that this system is regularly called into question – the publication of signatures can reinforce pressure on certain mayors – Laurent Fabius clarified that it was not up to him to express himself on any change in the rule.
"
Undoubtedly the good democratic practice would be that this question which often comes up is decided rather at the beginning of the mandate than at the end
", he however slipped.
And to remember that “
sponsoring someone does not amount to giving them their vote
”.
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Despite numerous requests, the president of the Elders also did not wish to speak on other current issues, such as the organization of the popular primary despite the endorsement of some of its participants, or the smooth running of the campaign under a health crisis.
Faced with the many referendums proposed by various candidates, Laurent Fabius nevertheless granted himself a remark.
“
Some say that the people are sovereign - it's true - and that the constitutional judges have nothing to do there.
But in an advanced democracy like the one we have in France, the law must be subject to control,
” he insisted.
As for the political figures who regularly question his role, like Eric Zemmour, the president expressed himself in these terms: "
We see them, but we go to the essentials, and we are here to do respect the rule of law.
“Before calling to be”
attentive
“that the latter continues to be observed.
