"I refuse to take part in that vote, that is, I am abstaining," he told the House that, on the second round of the French presidency, he put the ballot paper in his pocket. The Member of Zuberoa and Baja Navarra raised a great deal of noise in the media and in social networks.

French legislation states that the day and the day before the elections cannot be "electoral propaganda" about "voting". Thus, the Constitutional Council has decided to annul Lassalle’s vote on the election scandal. In addition, Lourgod-Ichère annulled all the votes of his people, a total of 90 (52 in favour of Macron, 38 in favour of Le Pen, 12 in white, 3 null and 26 abstentions).

Here you can see the time when Mr Lassalle voted: