Statement by the French Minister of the Interior regarding information manipulation in electoral processes

French Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez, while speaking at a plenary session of the French Senate, stated that over the last few months, several European countries, including Georgia, Moldova, Germany, and the United Kingdom, have become targets of large-scale information manipulation in electoral processes. According to the minister, the goal of foreign interference attempts is to damage democratic processes and weaken public trust in state institutions. 1TV+9

Nuñez noted that a country's security is now also determined in the digital space. He explained that to destabilize democratic institutions, it is not necessary to change the results of an election; it is sufficient to convince the public that the election was rigged, after which doubt becomes a political weapon. Imedi+7

The French Minister of the Interior also spoke about the example of Romania, where on December 6, 2024, the Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election against the backdrop of suspicions of foreign interference and large-scale information manipulation on the internet. Nuñez added that France is tightening legislation against foreign interference, which includes a special procedure for the operational removal of false information. 1TV+6