Broadcast of the official audiovisual campaign of a candidate in the 2022 presidential election: response to a submission of a case before the court

The matter was referred to Arcom by a candidate in the presidential election concerning a broadcast of the official campaign of a candidate in the same election, shown on France 2 on March 28, 2022, in which he appeared in a school and then on the grounds of a university.

It considered that public scientific, cultural and professional establishments did not fall into the categories covered by the decision of March 2, 2022, which makes provision for candidates not to " appear on the grounds of official buildings of the State, local authorities or their groupings, as well as on the grounds of buildings of any other public institution or of the European Union, identifiable as such ".

In accordance with article 5 of the aforementioned decision, which stipulates that " Any difficulties which may arise in the interpretation or application of the present decision fall within the competence of the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication ", the Authority considered that this sequence did not constitute a breach justifying that the program be modified.