wed 16 feb 2015, 16:03

Le Pen rebuked for tampering

STRASBOURG –

The French politician Marine Le Pen is on the pad called for voter fraud in the European Parliament. The leader of the National Front had on Wednesday to the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, text and explanation.

Marine Le Pen
Photo: AFP

The voter fraud was committed during the plenary session in October in Strasbourg. While Le Pen the plenary hall during the voting, had to leave to go to an election meeting elsewhere in France, voted two fractiegenoten among whom PVV-Marcel de Graaff, with her ballot. Voting for another is not permitted in the European Parliament. Offenders risk a reprimand, suspension or fine.

De Graaff has admitted the map of Le Pen to vote. It was “a mistake” and “courtesy” on his part. Le Pen has said that she has not asked to vote in her place.

But the Frenchman Nicolas Bay, Le Pen, in her absence, would have voted to deny this to have been done even though other Meps for him to see. He will a second time at Schulz must explain exactly what happened. Only then is a decision about sanctions, it sounds in Strasbourg.

The PVV and Front National sit together in the group Europe of Nations and Freedom. Le Pen and De Graaff lead the group with 38 members of parliament.