Emmanuel Leroy
French far-right activist Emmanuel Leroy is a member of the National Rally / Rassemblement National (former National Front) party, known for its pro-Kremlin positions. From 2010 to 2017 he was a member of the Association France-Europe-Russia Alliance (AFER). He is a former advisor to far-right French politician Marine Le Pen.
Emmanuel Leroy is also a consultant and specialist in the evaluation of professional risks in companies and local authorities. He was involved in promoting Russian foreign policy interests in France and is a co-founder of the association "Urgence Enfants du Donbass" (Emergency for the Children of Donbas), aimed at supporting the Russia-backed separatist in the so-called “Donetsk People’s Republic” in Eastern Ukraine. French media describes him as part of a pro-Russian lobby within Front National.
His connection to the Russian-occupied territories in the Donbas dates back to 2015, and in 2018 he told Russian media that he had travelled to Donbas six times in his role as President of the organisation "Urgence Enfants du Donbass". Leroy is also a repeat observer of Russian elections and a contributor to Russia’s Valdai Club. In the 2022 referendums, declaring himself an "expert and representative of France”, Leroy claimed that the voting took place in accordance with all norms of international law and everything followed the protocol.
Missions
International experts observing elections on the 2019 Russian single voting day
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Rassemblement National (RN) / National Rally (former National Front)
Institutional affiliation to “Urgence Enfants du Donbass" (Emergency for the Children of Donbas)
Рад отметить высокий уровень уважения к демократии в России. Процесс полностью прозрачен, открыт. Во Франции дела обстоят не так радужно.
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Individual Observers at the 2022 pseudo-referendum for the formal annexation of occupied territories of Donetsk to Russia
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Rassemblement National (RN) / National Rally (former National Front)
Institutional affiliation to President of “Urgence Enfants du Donbass" (Emergency for the Children of Donbas)
I am an expert and representative of France. I can say that I have seen the electoral process in different countries and I can conclude that voting takes place in accordance with all norms of international law, everything is in accordance with the protocol, everything is going well. [Translated from Russian]
In the status of a foreign observer, being here at one of the polling stations, I can say that the voting is carried out in accordance with all norms of international law, in accordance with democratic rules, quite clearly and correctly," President of the French Humanitarian Movement Emmanuel Leroy told reporters.
