Overview
- The education ministry union Snapen has lodged a complaint accusing Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu of presenting himself as holding a full master in public law without validating the second year.
- Lecornu denies any misrepresentation, saying he completed a maîtrise—equivalent to a master 1—at Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas and calling the controversy a false one.
- His entourage says he will file a complaint against Snapen for calumnious denunciation, placing the dispute before the Cour de justice de la République’s screening panel.
- Media reporting in mid-September spotlighted discrepancies in public biographies, with the official site now reduced to unspecified law studies while his LinkedIn still lists a master in public law from 2005 to 2008.
- Snapen’s lawyer argues that no degree is required for office yet a lack of clarity about credentials erodes trust in public university certification and merits judicial review.