The left said Monday “dismayed” after the interview with Emmanuel Macron advocating “order, order, order”, while the boss of the Republicans Eric Ciotti demanded “acts” in the face of the “seriousness of the situation” security. “Let’s stick to ‘Liberté Egalité Fraternité’. Thank you”, tweeted the first secretary of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure, in reaction to the triptych chanted by the Head of State.
Other leaders of the left-wing Nupes coalition have widely referred to the reaction of the head of state, according to them insufficient, to the remarks of the director general of the national police (DGPN) Frédéric Veaux. He considered “that before a possible trial, a police officer has no place in prison”, asking for the release of an official of the Marseille BAC imprisoned as part of an investigation into police violence committed on the sidelines of the recent riots. Comments that Emmanuel Macron refused to comment on, recalling nevertheless that “no one in the Republic is above the law”.
“Interview of a sidereal void”
“During the police sedition, the president makes the announcements of the Minister of Education and attacks single-parent families. Then covers up the excesses without supporting Justice,” wrote Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Twitter, deploring: “No sanction, even verbal. Abuse is encouraged. Appalling”. Marine Tondelier, the head of EELV, abounded: “Assessment of the speech ‘I will not comment on the words of the Director General of the National Police’. Well yes, that would have been good in fact. Necessary, even”.
During the police sedition, the president makes the announcements of the Minister of Education and attacks single-parent families. Then covers overflows without supporting Justice. No sanction, even verbal. Abuse is encouraged. Appalling.
— Jean-Luc Melenchon (@JLMelenchon) July 24, 2023
Among the Communists, spokesman Ian Brossat vilified a “soothing interview, of a sidereal void” of a president “guarantor of our institutions and unable to recall the basics: the separation of powers in the face of senior police officials who trample it underfoot”.
“Political impotence is no longer possible”
On the right, the president of the Republicans Eric Ciotti proclaimed: “Mr. President, words no longer print in the face of the gravity of the situation. They are useless. The French demand action. Action!” “The presidential speech reaches heights of banality and vacuity”, lamented the deputy LR Aurélien Pradié. “Political impotence is no longer possible. The challenges are too great. Too urgent.”
Mr President, words no longer impress in the face of the gravity of the situation. They are useless.
The French demand action.
To actions! #Macron13H
— Eric Ciotti (@ECiotti) July 24, 2023
“The President of the Republic has not drawn anything in terms of authority. He has been there for six years. We still do not have the outline of a solution, of a framed proposal”, was also moved by the deputy of the National Rally Sébastien Chenu.