Jean Lassalle “ask forgiveness” from the inhabitants of his commune of Lourdios-Ichère

Jean Lassalle, unsuccessful candidate in the presidential election, “ask forgiveness” from the inhabitants of his town of Lourdios-Ichère, whose votes were canceled by the Constitutional Council because he publicly staged his abstention in the 2nd round at a polling station.

Apology in a letter

In a letter to Laurent Fabius, President of the Constitutional Council, published Thursday on social networks, the deputy of Pyrénées-Atlantiques even says he is ready to “answer for (his) act and to pay the possible consequences provided for by law: penalty prison, withdrawal of my civil rights, fines…”, as long as the Council lifts its sanctions against the Bearn village of which he was mayor for four decades.

By announcing Wednesday the cancellation of the votes of Lourdios-Ichère, the Constitutional Council had indeed said to consider “possible criminal proceedings”.

Jean Lassalle, who had won more than a million votes and 3.13% of the votes in the first round under the label of his Résistons movement!, had mimed in front of the ballot box in the 2nd round the gesture of the vote before slipping his “blank ballot” in his pocket, declaring himself “abstaining before the ballot box”. He then posted on social networks the video, filmed by his son, of what he calls “one of the most important acts” of his life.

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