Overview

• Thirteen individuals were tried for orchestrating fraudulent proxy votes during Marseille's 2020 municipal elections, with 194 illegal proxies identified, including 51 from Alzheimer’s patients in care homes.
• Roland Chervet, a police commander, received the harshest penalty: three years in prison (one year under house arrest with an electronic bracelet) and five years of ineligibility for validating illegal proxies.
• Former sector mayor Yves Moraine was sentenced to six months' suspended prison and one year of ineligibility for irregular proxy collection, though with the consent of voters in most cases.
• Julien Ravier, another former sector mayor, was acquitted due to lack of evidence, despite severe prosecutorial recommendations for a 10-year ineligibility period.
• Additional convictions included campaign officials and care home staff, with penalties ranging from prison sentences to ineligibility, highlighting systemic misuse of vulnerable voters.