Centre-right presidential hopeful Valérie Pécresse has denounced an article published in the left-leaning Libération newspaper that alleges fictitious members of the Les Républicains party were invented to skew her popularity ahead of the primary vote that clinched her presidential nomination.
According to Libération'sarticle, Les Républicains' December primary vote was marred by dubious manoeuvres aimed at inflating the electorate, with the presence of fictitious or deceased members - claiming that even a dog appeared in the voting list.
