He will have to go back to the polls. The Constitutional Council annulled the election of Meyer Habib (LR), deputy of the 8e constituency of French people living abroad – which notably covers Greece, Israel and Italy – this Friday, February 3. “The electoral operations which took place on June 5 and 19, 2022 in the 8e constituency of French nationals living abroad are cancelled”indicates this decision of the Constitutional Council
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The Sages have pointed the finger at “irregularities and maneuvers [qui] were, in view of the difference in votes noted in the second round, likely to alter the sincerity of the vote”. According to the Elders, the deputy’s sympathizers would have disseminated “messages calling for voting for this candidate” on social networks, the day of the vote. What is prohibited by the electoral code from the day before the election.
Targeted by an investigation for “embezzlement of public funds”
In addition, the Constitutional Council mentions hotlines for people who have difficulty using electronic voting; calls during which the supporters of Meyer Habib proposed to the French… to vote in their place “ using their usernames and passwords. “Such acts, which are particularly serious, must be regarded as constituting a maneuver”writes the Constitutional Council.
The instance was seized on June 28 by Deborah Abisror de Lieme, the Renaissance candidate who faced Meyer Habib. A new election will be organized, which delights the candidate.
Meyer Habib has also been targeted since November 30 by an investigation for “embezzlement of public funds”, after a report from Tracfin, the anti-money laundering department of the Ministry of the Economy. Investigators suspect irregularities in the remuneration of his parliamentary collaborators. His office at the National Assembly was then searched.
