Monday, June 20, 2011

Primary Socialist: Why UMP attacks the electoral file


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Right renewed the offensive against the socialist primary. Initiated there is more than a month by Jean-Francois Cope , secretary general of the UMP, the critique of a " gigantic FILING policy "during the primary Socialist flared up on June 16 with a message from Franck Louvrier, media adviser of the President of the Republic.

How will the primary socialist?

9 and 16 October, any person registered voter may designate the candidate of the Socialist Party for the 2012 presidential election, provided they sign a Charter of Values ​​of the left and to pay one euro.

Critic right?

The right fears that the use PS files could be voting.According to Franck Louvrier, mayors from the left will know if their city officials voted or not."This process has therefore totally inconsistent with the right to separate the elected socialist 'good from the bad' in their administrations," he wrote on his blog especially .

Claude Gueant, Interior Minister, has meanwhile said Sunday during the show "Sunday evening Policy" for I-TV, The World, Dailymotion, the PS had to give guarantees on the destruction of lists of voters to his future by highlighting the risks of breaking the law.

As the member Edouard Courtial, federation delegate to UMP, it announced Friday, have entered the National Commission on Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) on these "risk FILING."

PS What the arguments he opposes to criticism?

The side of the PS is responsible for taking all necessary precautions on these files.David Assouline, national secretary for communications, said Monday that the procedure for the primary offering "all the guarantees" to citizens, and it does not infringe "the freedom of opinion."

The party claims to have followed the recommendations of the CNIL , which has issued a positive opinion on 12 May.The files will be destroyed to usher in a one-month period.

According to the socialist, the UMP "knows that this time, if successful, the first vote of the citizens to give a name to the 'change'" for the election of 2012.

What does the CNIL?

The President of the CNIL Alex Türk said Monday on RMC that the establishment of a roster of voters is, at present, in accordance with the law.Supports this statement on Monday, the defense of the PS.

The senator from North has specifically stated that "It is meaningless to talk about FILING policy, the fundamental question is whether people give their consent to be in the file (...) We just so check if those in the file have agreed.The PS knows that everything will play out at the time of voting, where we will go.We will monitor on site to see if people are integrated into a file in spite of themselves. "

He added, on the same radio, the CNIL has adopted "a simple principle is that this great file FILING political speaking will be subject to a ban in time, that is to say that it will be destroyed to usher (...) So, in terms Data Protection, the CNIL does not see, for now, legal problems. "


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