LFI Candidate Aly Diouara Condemned for Defamation Against Socialist Rival in La Courneuve

Aly Diouara, the La France insoumise (LFI) candidate in La Courneuve's 2026 municipal elections, has been legally condemned for defamatory remarks against his socialist rival, Oumarou Doucouré. The Paris correctional court sentenced Diouara to a 500-euro suspended fine and ordered him to pay 3000 euros in damages for moral prejudice.

The court found that Diouara’s accusations, which included claims of clientelism such as Doucouré’s team distributing envelopes of money at public meetings and food parcels in exchange for votes, were unsupported by "perfect, complete, and correlating" evidence. While the court ruled these statements defamatory towards Doucouré, Diouara was acquitted regarding accusations made against Stéphane Troussel, as Troussel was not the target in an electoral capacity.

Diouara has announced plans to appeal the decision, while Doucouré’s lawyer praised the court’s ruling as a victory that upheld the defamatory nature of the allegations.

This case highlights the contentious nature of the municipal elections in La Courneuve and the legal repercussions politicians may face for unsubstantiated public accusations.