Emmanuel Leroy

Versions of names: Эммануэль Леруа; Emmanuel Marc Andre Leroy
France

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.

Corresponding elections

Local & Regional Election Russia 2019
legitimate
On the single voting day on 8 September 2019, Russia elected governors in 19 federal subjects and members of legislative bodies in 13 federal subjects. In July 2019, the Moscow City Election Commission (MCEC) refused to register the overwhelming majority of independent opposition candidates for the elections to the Moscow City Duma. This provoked mass protests in Moscow and undermined the legitimacy of the elections.
Referendum Election Ukraine Occupied territories 2022
illegitimate
From 23 to 27 September 2022, the Russian forces organised a sham election process - pseudo-referendum as a pretext for the formal annexation of the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson by Russia. The annexation of the four regions was announced on 30 September 2022.

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