# Montargis municipal election annulment

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/montargis-municipal-election-annulment
> Updated: 2026-09-24T21:41:51.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2.

The Orléans Administrative Tribunal has annulled the victory of the Rassemblement National (RN) in the Montargis municipal elections. The court determined that the integrity of the vote was compromised by the dissemination of a defamatory video shortly before the second round of voting. 

The tribunal found that a video accusing communist candidate Bruno Nottin of forgery in public documents was widely circulated on social media, noting that the content was widely distributed by the RN candidate, Côme Dunis. The court characterized these actions as having a “defamatory nature that could have altered the election results.”

In the March elections, Dunis won the seat by a narrow margin of 59 votes. Following his victory, Dunis resigned from the mayoralty in early August for medical reasons, leaving Dominique Coquelle in the position. The RN has indicated its intention to contest the court's decision.

## Claims

- The Orléans Administrative Tribunal annulled the Rassemblement National victory in the Montargis municipal elections. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The election was annulled due to the dissemination of a defamatory video shortly before the second round of voting. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The defamatory video accused communist candidate Bruno Nottin of forgery in public documents. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- The video was widely distributed, specifically by the Rassemblement National candidate Côme Dunis. (corroborated by 3 sources)
- Côme Dunis originally won the municipal election by a margin of 59 votes. (corroborated by 3 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-24: Montargis municipal election victory annulled by French court

A French administrative court has annulled the Rassemblement National's municipal election victory in Montargis, citing the defamatory dissemination of a video targeting a rival candidate.

6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/montargis-municipal-election-victory-annulled-by-french-court

### 2026-09-17: Noisy-le-Sec municipal elections face potential annulment

The Montreuil Administrative Court's public rapporteur has recommended annulling the municipal elections in Noisy-le-Sec due to irregular candidate signatures on the second-place list.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/noisy-le-sec-municipal-elections-face-potential-annulment

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