Catherine Griset

Versions of names: Катрин Гризе

France

Political activity

Catherine Griset is a French politician. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and a member of the Identity and Democracy Group. She is a member of the National Bureau of the National Rally / Rassemblement National (former National Front). In the EP, among other committees, she is a member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

In 2017, when working as Marine Le Pen’s chief of staff, Griset was charged with breach of trust after investigators found she and Le Pen's bodyguard had been paid salaries of about €340,000 of Parliament money while they, in fact, worked for Le Pen’s party - the National Front at the time.

Missions

International experts at the 2020 All-Russian Voting in Russia

Political affiliation at time of mission: identified

Party’s name: Rassemblement National (RN) / National Rally (former National Front)

Official function at time of mission: Member of the EU-Parliament

Corresponding elections

Plebiscite Election Russia 2020

Classification: legitimate

In order to have a possibility to stay in power until 2036, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided, in January 2020, to change the Constitution of the Russian Federation and legitimise its change through the “all-Russian voting”.