The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot warned on Friday that Paris will not tolerate any attempt at foreign interference in the elections, in the context of a new Russian campaign targeting several potential candidates for the presidency.
“France will not tolerate any attempt at foreign interference in its democratic debate, let alone in its electoral processes,” announced the official.
The statements of the head of French diplomacy come after the criticisms appeared in the French public space, about the lack of response from the authorities regarding the alleged operations of manipulation and disinformation carried out by Russian networks, reports Agerpres.
A series of falsehoods launched have targeted three potential candidates for the presidential elections in just a few days.
Edouard Philippe was slandered regarding his health status, Raphaël Glucksmann was attacked through his partner, journalist Lea Salame, who was accused of bribing some media outlets to support her husband’s candidacy, and Gabriel Attal was portrayed as a Parkinson’s patient.