Requirement to issue reasoned decision

Contrary the legislation regarding parliamentary andsenatorial elections, the Decree that rules on Presidential elections (Decret2001-213) sheds no additional light on how the registered electoral disputes shouldbe processed.  However, we did found thatthe report developed by the Constitutional Council about the 2012 French Presidentialelections (Observations sur l??lection pr?sidentielle des 22avril et 6 Mai 2012) used the general electoral Law (Code Electoral) when referring to all electoraldisputes. As such, the questionnaire was filled according to such references.  Nevertheless, in thecase of the presidential election, as far as our research uncovered, there wasno specific codification regarding the possibility of annulling the electionaltogether as a result of any particular complaint. That possibility exists,indirectly, if any given candidate is declared ineligible or fails to fulfilthe regulations regarding electoral financing campaigning.  

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La section peutproposer au Conseil de rejeter, sans instruction contradictoire pr?alable, lesrequ?tes irrecevables ou ne contenant que des griefs qui, manifestement, nepeuvent avoir une influence sur le r?sultat de l'?lection.

The section may propose to the Council to reject, without priorcontradictory instruction, the inadmissible queries or the ones containing onlyobjections which obviously can not have an influence on the outcome of theelection.

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Lorsque l'affaire esten ?tat d'?tre jug?e, la section entend le rapporteur. Dansson rapport, celui-ci expose les ?l?ments de fait et de droit du dossier etpr?sente un projet de d?cision. S'il estime utile qu'ilsoit proc?d? ? une enqu?te ou ? d'autres mesures d'instruction, il en indiqueles motifs

When the case is ready for trial, the Section refers to the rapporteur.In its report, it should expose the file? elements of fact and of law andsubmit a draft decision. If it considers useful to conduct an inquiry or useother investigative measures, it shall state the reasons

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