THE QUESTION –
The situation changed on March 4, when the president also became the candidate.
Announced in a letter to the French, the change in status of Emmanuel Macron quickly materialized.
In particular on the official Twitter account of the Head of State where the teams have shown the mention: "
candidate for the presidential election for a second term
".
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The approach immediately made the oppositions wince, raised against the use of the presidential account for the benefit of an electoral campaign.
On March 8,
L'Opinion
also assured that the tenant of the Élysée violated the rules of separation of activities and thus placed himself in illegality.
It was finally under pressure from the National Commission for the Control of the Electoral Campaign (CNCCEP) that the candidate's teams changed their strategy and stopped their electoral communication on the presidential accounts.
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THE RESPONSE -
On February 28, the Commission insisted, in a press release, on a “
particular…
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