“Attal announces that the government will set up electronic voting for the presidential election. This is the message that has been relayed several thousand times on social networks in recent days. The post is accompanied by the video of a speech by the government spokesperson in which we can hear him say: “There is a commitment, within the framework of the presidential campaign, to allow an electronic vote to the French who wish. A commitment which is reactivated and reinforced by the health crisis. The video appears to be recent footage taken from the BFMTV antenna, with in particular, at the bottom of the image, a banner referring to the “fifth wave” of Covid-19.
Attal announces that the government will implement electronic voting for the presidential election.
✅ Worse than postal voting, it will allow massive, unverifiable fraud. All parties must oppose it.
CC @the Republicans @RNational_off @Socialist Party etc. pic.twitter.com/9y0gRcWskg– Philippe Murer 🇫🇷 (@PhilippeMurer) November 22, 2021
Opponents of the majority were quick to denounce the risks of fraud. “Worse than postal voting, it will allow massive, unverifiable fraud. All parties must oppose it, ”writes sovereignist Philippe Murer.
Florian Philippot, former FN presidential candidate, also reacted : “Fraud and cheating on the move! Oppose it with all our might! “
FAKE OFF
Watch out for editing! Gabriel Attal has not spoken in the last few days to announce the establishment of electronic voting for the presidential election of 2022. If you keep your eyes open, you can see the scam. Despite the presence of the BFMTV banner in this video clip, the channel’s time and logo, usually present at the top left of the screen, are absent.
The banner in question on the “fifth wave” went well with a speech by Gabriel Attal, on November 17th. But this was an update on the coronavirus epidemic. The remarks made by the spokesperson were not those of the video shared on social networks.
A measure desired by the government but rejected
So where did the video come from? Of a minutes of the Council of Ministers dated February 17, 2021. An RTL journalist asks Gabriel Attal: “Does the government want the implementation of an early and electronic vote in the next presidential election?”
An amendment was tabled in this sense in the Senate. “In response, the spokesperson underlines that the government supports this proposal, recalling that it is a commitment of Emmanuel Macron in 2017. The objective:” To allow an electronic vote to the French who wish it. “
But the reform was not adopted, since the government amendment was rejected by senators the next day by 321 votes to 23.
After the spread of the faked video, the government spokesman posted a denial on Twitter on Monday. “This is a montage juxtaposing a truncated extract dating from 02/17 and a recent BFM banner. “Gabriel Attal added:” This type of manipulation is unacceptable. The campaign seems to have started for some and that says a lot about their future methods. “