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The filing was was conducted May 30 to the last day of the statutory period but on June 10, eight accounts were given to amending the commission. In its letter, the rapporteur Sheepish Henry recalls the rules: no changes can be made to the account of the candidate after the expiry of the deadline for filing the campaign account and the candidate must take responsibility for the data it contains
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The commission will decide in a few weeks but in the eyes of experts, chances appear slim that its members allow for derogation from “historical principle” that it does not touch the accounts once the deadline has passed.
A rejection would result in non-reimbursement by the State of an estimated 500,000 euros representing half of campaign expenses incurred by the PS-EELV list but also lead entering the Marseille administrative lump sum. The judges of the election would then have to decide on disqualification of up to three years.
“NO insincerity, NO EXCESS”
In addition to the loss of their terms on City Council Marseille and Marseille Provence Métropole urban community, these eight candidates could well be prevented from competing at the next elections. In contrast, any court decision would not affect the other terms previously acquired. This applies to members Mennucci Patrick and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, former Minister of the fight against the exclusion of Ayrault government, and for the term of Sen. Samia Ghali if the mayor of 8 th area was re-elected on September 28.
Patrick Mennucci, head of the Socialist file the last municipal acknowledges that “there is a problem” and “No it ‘there is no insincerity, not for excess “. Former challenger Jean-Claude Gaudin table on the recognition of “good faith” of the candidates to escape the ax of disqualification. “The accountant said we had to sign this second campaign account says Eugène Caselli, tops the list in the 2 th sector. The difficulty relates to the distribution in the eight accounts of expenditure in the general campaign, things we had no ability to control. “
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Over 450,000 euros of common expenses have been allocated in the accounts of the eight sectors, late adjustments relating to duplication, imputation errors. “The attorney said he would incorporate elements he did not initially” says Zéribi Karim, a leader in the EELV 5 th sector.
A crisis meeting is scheduled Friday between the eight heads of lists and the accountant who filed accounts, regular representative of the Socialist Party. A few months before the election, he had held a training session on the financial aspects of the campaign to candidates and heads of lists. Some experts believe that amending late filing is incomprehensible or “amazing” . Its consequences could eventually lead to decapitation of Marseille socialist machine. “We could have done without it,” , a sigh of candidates.
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