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Socialist primary commission rebukes Ségolène Royal over attacks on Raphaël Glucksmann
The body overseeing the internal contest said Royal had breached the ethical commitment signed by candidates. The warning followed remarks portraying her rival as lacking the experience to lead.
The commission in charge of the Socialist primary urged Ségolène Royal to return to a respectful tone in the internal campaign after her remarks targeting Raphaël Glucksmann, France Info reported.
According to the outlet, commission chairman Patrick Mennucci said in a statement that Royal had signed a charter requiring ethical conduct and barring personal attacks between candidates.
France Info said the response came after comments Royal made in an interview with Libération on Sunday and later repeated on BFMTV. In those appearances, she sharply criticized Glucksmann, arguing that electing him would be like putting an intern in charge of a company and questioning his supposed lack of experience and knowledge of the public.
The statement cited by France Info said those remarks went beyond political debate and amounted to unacceptable mockery directed at one of the candidates personally. It also stressed that debate inside the primary is different in nature from confrontation with the right and the far right.
In that context, the commission firmly called on Royal to respect the democratic process of the primary and urged all participants to act in a spirit of camaraderie.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
