16 days remain before the first round in the legislative elections. It is all about parachuting, points on the licence and burkinis.
Right and far right demanded a law regarding the wearing of the burkini in swimming pools after Wednesday’s suspension of Grenoble’s authorization.
Marine Le Pen (RN) considers the burkini a “clothing for Islamist propaganda”. The presidential runner up tweeted, “We remain vigilante and our MPs will suggest legislation to ban it permanently.”
“The Islamists want us to conquer and the left is a complicit today,” also condemned France 2 Jordan Bardella president of the RN.
RTL’s president of LR Christian Jacob stated that using public services such as the swimming pool to express religious concerns was a way to “open the door to everything”. He continued, “We are in a world of Islamoleftists, communitarians,” and pleaded to “regulate through law” the wearing burkini. Eric Ciotti, LR deputy, had presented a bill in May that would have banned the wearing of burkinis in public swimming pools. This was in the name secularism. Christian Jacob “wants it back.”
The majority voted for Pierre-Yves Bournazel, MP (Horizons), who is close to Edouard Philippe and also said on Radio J that the burkini was not the best way to promote equality between men and women. The law will decide if public swimming pools become a “place of neutrality”.
The new regulations for swimming pools, which were adopted by the majority of Grenoble Eric Piolle the environmental mayor, were to be in force from June 1. The city’s administrative court revoked the authorization for the wearing of the burkini. It found that it “seriously undermined” the principle of neutrality in public service. Eric Piolle stated that the city would appeal the decision to the Council of State.
We all know that revenge is best enjoyed cold. It is evident that Marine Le Pen, who was strong in her qualification, doesn’t like Eric Zemmour’s low score in the first round. Thursday’s comments were directed at Eric Zemmour, who she called Reconquest! for “strengthening the national camp” in the presidential election. She refused to accept the autonomy of the RN in the legislative elections and blamed the failures of the RN for the presence of candidates from the far right.
Eric Zemmour ran, and that is why we didn’t win the presidential election. Marine Le Pen said that if Eric Zemmour hadn’t run, we would have won the election.
Marine Le Pen came to support the RN candidate for the constituency and used the opportunity to justify her decision to not ally with Eric Zemmour in the June 12th and 19 legislative elections. “We need Reconquest!” She hammered.
“Eric Zemmour thought that he could win the French confidence more than the National Rally, purely out of ego. Marine Le Pen said that he was very wrong, and suddenly he weakened the national camp. To emphasize the point, here’s an additional:
Each day, up to the legislative elections, “the Obs”, takes you to a key constituency. Today’s close-up of the 6th district in the Rhone. Gabriel Amard (55), member of La France Insoumise and son in-law to Jean-Luc Melenchon was installed in this socialist bastion to defend the colors and the New Popular Ecological and Social Union. Manon Bernard, a Manon Bernard journalist, explains that his sudden arrival in eastern Lyon has been criticized.
It was Marseille, right in front of Palais du Pharo during this feverish interlude, where he attempted to wink at left-leaning voters. In a speech entirely repainted in green, Emmanuel Macron declared that the policy he would pursue over the next five-years “will be ecological or not”. The environmental record of the first five years of the Macron government is not very encouraging. France was even condemned by the Council of State because of its climate inaction. But what about the second term? Is it a mirage or a bend? We investigated the matter.
It’s Christmas Eve early. Les Republicains and the Rassemblement national supported the idea of the Ministry of the Interior not deducting points from the licence for “minor speedsing”, even though it is unlikely to happen by chance, according to them. This was before the June legislative elections.
The track on Place Beauvau was revealed on Wednesday. It would no longer be possible to deduct points for speeds exceeding 5 km/h. However, fines would be maintained. This is done to make sure that the sanctioned driver is actually at fault, and not a third-party. There are many false declarations.
Marine Le Pen wisely remembered that she had taken this measure in the context of the presidential election. However, Emmanuel Macron makes a worse proposal than I could make. She says that points should not be deducted from excesses of 20 km/h.
What’s the deal? “It’s a small present.” The former candidate for Elysee Palace warned that promises made within the last 15 days are not always kept.
Jordan Bardella, President of the RN, said on behalf of government, “it’s Christmas before dawn: It’s always great. The election periods are always great.”
He stated to France that “we were the first political leaders (…) who demanded the end to the license with points”, explaining that motorists weren’t cash cows”.
The MEP stated that if he supports such a measure, then “in the automobile field, the priority it obviously is the reduction in taxes on gasoline”.
The president of LR Christian Jacob said that “removing small withdrawals of point is a positive thing, which goes in the right direction.” RTL was informed that the fine must be maintained if there is to be a limit.
However, “as we’re in an election period we might have doubts about the announcements.” According to President Emmanuel Macron, there have been “a lot of gaps” in the “words and actions” between him and Macron.
Maud Bregeon, LREM spokeswoman, tempers the Ministry of the Interior’s statements. RMC was told by Maud Bregeon that nothing is done while we speak. This is part of global reflection.
