Many prominent figures were present for the Parisian launch: Éric Halphen (president of the sponsorship committee of Anticor), Christiane Taubira (PRG deputy), Corinne Lepage (former minister, president of Cap 21), Michel Hunault (UDF deputy), Yann Werhling (former spokesperson of the Greens), Mourad Ghazli, member of the executive office of the Radical-UMP Party, Thierry Beaugé (administrator of Transparency France), as well as numerous mayors and local elected officials, heads of anti-corruption associations, lawyers, magistrates, blog authors, investigative journalists, etc.
Anticor notably advocates for the non-accumulation of mandates and functions; the definitive ineligibility of elected officials convicted of financial crimes; the strengthening of regional chambers of accounts and the expansion of their referral; the abolition of amnesty for financial crimes…
As part of its campaign, Anticor is traveling across France presenting its proposals through regional meetings, distribution of flyers, and press conferences. The association has also sent an open letter to presidential election candidates, with responses to be made public on March 28.
Séverine Tessier emphasized that her association is “against corruption but also against the ‘all corrupt’ mentality!” Therefore, Anticor supports a dozen candidates in the legislative elections. In the Alpes-Maritimes, the president announces that “in order to give visibility to those who honor politics, and to replace the reward for scandal with a reward for ethics, Anticor supports the candidacy of Élodie Jomat (PRG and PS) in the third constituency, who has been actively involved in Anticor for several years.”
Jean-Christophe Picard and Jean-François Knecht, heads of Anticor 06, then presented the objectives of their local group: to organize public meetings to raise citizen awareness, collect information to relay to Anticor, and, if necessary, report to the competent authorities.
Finally, Jean-François Knecht provided an overview of the many local “cases” currently ongoing. He was surprised that he had to personally report to the Public Prosecutor on several occasions instead of the Mayor of Nice or the president of CANCA, as in the recent scandal of the local community mission.
