Jacques Myard

Versions of names: Жак Мияр

France

Political activity

Jacques Myard is the Mayor of Maisons-Laffitte since 1989 and has been most recently reelected in 2020. Myard was a member of the National Assembly of France between 1993 and 2017. He was the General Councilor of Yvelines between 1988 and 1993. He was one of the founding members of La Droite Populaire (The Popular Right), a movement located on the right-wing of Les Républicains (The Republicans).

Missions

Individual observers at the 2018 Russian presidential election in annexed Crimea

Political affiliation at time of mission: identified

Party’s name: Les Républicains (LR) / The Republicans

Official function at time of mission: Ordinary party member , Mayor of Maisons-Laffitte

Quotes regarding this election

Мы собираемся посетить избирательные участки во всех регионах Крыма. Наша цель — принести стабильность в отношениях между Россией и Европой. (рус.)

We are going to visit polling stations in different parts of Crimea. our aim is to bring stability in EU-Russia relations. (transl.)

Source link & date: https://crimea.ria.ru/politics/20180317/1114044567.html (2018-03-17)

Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Russia Crimea 2018

Classification: illegitimate

The overwhelming majority of the world’s nations does not recognise Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea in 2014, while international institutions such as the OSCE ODIHR considered Russian elections held in Crimea as illegitimate and did not send international election observers there. In their turn, Ukrainian authorities warned that any participation in the electoral process in Crimea would be illegal.