Three deputies were declared ineligible by the Constitutional Council this Friday, July 11, “For a period of one year” et “Office resigners” of their mandates, due to irregularities identified in their campaign accounts of the anticipated legislative elections a year ago. These are two macronist deputies from the group Together for the Republic (EPR), Jean Laussucq (2nd district of Paris) and Stéphane Vojetta (5th district of the French established outside France). But also by Brigitte Barèges elected in the 1st district of Tarn-et-Garonne, and member of the group of Éric Ciotti, the Union of Laws for the Republic (UDR).
Jean Laussucq is criticized for having settled “Campaign expenditure by means of his personal bank account” And to have let third parties settle “Directly a significant part of the expenses exposed for its electoral campaign” from 2024. Irregular expenses “Represent 21 % of the amount of account expenditure and 10.2 % of the ceiling for expenses authorized in the constituency “ And amounted to 7,030 euros, said the Constitutional Council. The Sages reproached Stéphane Vojetta, elected in a constituency including in particular Spain and Portugal, of having settled “irregularly” a “Substantial share of expenses incurred”, During his campaign, including “Transport costs”.
Finally, Brigitte Barèges was pinned for invoicing the work on her campaign to two collaborators in her cabinet at the town hall of Montauban, while she was the mayor. “These two employees participated in the campaign […] not only on their leave and rest times […] But also on their working time up to the height of nineteen hours and eighteen hours distributed between June 11 and June 28, 2024 respectively, during the election campaign period, without any supporting element to establish the suspension of their employment contract or their availability “is it written in particular in the decision.
Partial legislative elections must be organized soon to designate new deputies. Two other deputies elected during the legislative elections in July 2024 had to put their seats into play after decisions of the Constitutional Council, in the Jura and in Saône-et-Loire.
Update on Friday July 11 at 12:15 p.m.: Addition of the details of the decisions of the Constitutional Council.
