The National Commission for the Control of the Electoral Campaign and the Polling Commission called on Friday, April 8, voters to be
very careful
after the broadcast of SMS messages placing Éric Zemmour in the second round.
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In a joint statement, the two commissions "
call for the greatest caution on the messages which could circulate in relation to results referring to 'polls' but which do not constitute polls and cannot therefore take advantage of this term
" .
They also asked the "
media, platforms and social networks and individuals not to relay
" these messages "
which may constitute misleading information
".
Just before the official end of the electoral campaign at midnight, this “
false poll
”, which sends Éric Zemmour to the second round, was sent by SMS to many people.
Some supporters of the far-right polemicist also relayed it on social networks.
LR candidate Valérie Pécresse immediately seized the Polling Commission and accused Eric Zemmour by name of "
currently illegally broadcasting a false poll by SMS
".
"
This SMS, unsolicited by its recipients and contravening all the regulations relating to the protection of personal data, is not even signed by its author, making it seem like a spontaneous or even informative dissemination
", explains her in a statement.
"
In addition, this communication is in total violation of the law of July 19, 1977 relating to the publication and dissemination of certain opinion polls
," she adds.
"
Indeed, it does not include the mandatory information, such as the name of the organization and the sponsor, the number of people questioned, the date of its realization or the questions asked
”, deplores Ms. Pécresse.
