Invited this Sunday, January 9 on Europe 1 and on BFMTV, the mayor of Paris did not mince words against the candidate of the National Rally and her far-right competitor as to their participation in the 2022 presidential election.
Whether on the set ofEurope 1 or from BFMTV this Sunday January 9, Anne Hidalgo did not mince words against Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour, all of them presidential candidates like her next april. As the date of the vote is fast approaching, there is first a step that each candidate must pass before they can hope to win the Élysée: that of sponsorships. It is on this subject that the socialist mayor of Paris spoke. And in his viewfinder, the one who is currently struggling to collect the 500 sponsorships necessary for any participation in the presidential election: Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour.
Anne Hidalgo felt that if the Lepéniste candidate and her far-right opponent did not manage to collect enough signatures from local elected officials, ”who is itThey don’t deserve to participatein the presidential election. And the candidate of the Socialist Party to specify: “It is the law which decides according to the sponsorships”. In other words, Anne Hidalgo will not make any concessions to her opponents, to the speeches of which it refuses to adhere, in particular those in matters of attack on democracy.
Sponsorships from Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen: “If they don’t have them, it’s because they don’t deserve to participate. (…) Too bad for them.” @Anne_Hidalgo in the political interview with @JP_Elkabbach on # Europe1 pic.twitter.com/eCxHZI4COf
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“ Too bad for them ”: Anne Hidalgo tackles Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour on their participation in the 2022 presidential election
A subject that the mayor of the capital also addressed during her various speeches, this Sunday January 9. Asked about possible risks for democracy if Marine Le Pen or Eric Zemmour do not manage to present themselves for lack of signatures, the socialist was satisfied with a simple and direct answer: “No really not“. She specifies: ”Democracy is defined by law. If the law says that the sponsorships must be 500 for each of the candidates on the starting line, it is the law that must prevail“, she declared, before concluding: “Too bad for them, that means they haven’t convinced 500 mayors. “Definitely, Anne Hidalgo does not intend to let anything go.
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