French PM Holds Summit to Counter Foreign Interference in Elections
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French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu gave a press conference on foreign digital interference in French political life on Thursday 11 June in Paris. In view of the six elections held in France since 2021, the head of government has not hidden his concern about the risks to the presidential elections scheduled for next year in the country.
France fears "significant threats" of foreign interference during the presidential election of 2027, said Thursday Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
The Prime Minister received the political forces in Matignon on Thursday 11 June and then, in front of the press, announced that he would soon make proposals to strengthen the legislative arsenal in order to prevent any disruption of the forthcoming elections.
▶️ Sébastien Lecornu referred to “heavy threats” of interference in the presidential election. The context is tense, while similar events occurred at the municipal elections. The Prime Minister specified that all political formations are concerned. - “Heavy threats”: foreign interference, a high-risk issue in the presidential election (Politics).
Four foreign digital interferences were characterized by French services during the last municipal election campaign.
DECRYPTAGE - At a press conference on Thursday, the Prime Minister presented a series of ways to stem this risk, which may relate to "the whole political class."
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