The elected Standing France of Pas-de-Calais, who was 76 years old, died of the virus. In the Communist Party for thirty years, he went to the FN, then to the Patriots, before joining the formation of the anti-pass sovereignist.
The Debout la France deputy of Pas-de-Calais, José Evrard, from the PCF then passed by the FN and the Patriots, died Friday in Arras at the age of 76 as a result of the Covid-19, we learned from his parliamentary assistant and his son. “I have the immense sadness to announce to you this evening the disappearance of the deputy of Pas de Calais José Evrard following the Covid-19”, at tweeted on behalf of the deputy his assistant, Guillaume Kaznowski.
The only son of the deceased, Rémi Evrard, confirmed this disappearance, specifying that his father, hospitalized in Arras and who campaigned against the vaccination obligation and the health pass, was “vaccinated”.
Elected under the FN label
On Twitter, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan shared his “Immense sadness” for the disappearance of his “Friend and colleague”, “son of a miner” Who “Embodied this land of the mining basin”, “faithful to its social convictions and deeply in love with France”. The President of the National Assembly, Richard Ferrand, shared his “Moved and united thoughts” to his relatives in a tweet.
Communist activist for 36 years, José Evrard left the Communist Party to join the National Front in 2014 “For notions of sovereignty and national independence”, esteeming himself “Betrayed on its commitments”. He had won for the FN the 3rd district of Pas-de-Calais, by 52.94% of the vote, in June 2017 against the Modem Patrick Debruyne. He then joined the Patriots in November 2017, a decision qualified as “treason” by the FN.
Postman by training before becoming a permanent member of the Communist Party in Lens for fifteen years, this native of Cauchy-à-la-Tour had made a final shift by joining in 2019 the Debout France party of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan.
In December, Release had revealed that Dupont-Aignan, anti-health pass, had helped to circulate the virus. Tested positive on December 9, he would then have isolated himself at home, but he had had time to transmit the virus before that: he had been in contact with his wife several days before developing symptoms of the disease. And hadn’t warned anyone.