Tensions at Reconquest! : “I have always been free”, replies Marion Maréchal to Éric Zemmour
Marion Maréchal and Éric Zemmour. EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP
While on Thursday evening, Éric Zemmour had stressed that Marion Maréchal “
did not have the same freedom as (him) in relation
to” Marine Le Pen, the head of the Reconquête! his boss contradicted this Friday morning on TF1.
“I have always been free, proof of that, I made choices that were not always obvious in my life, I left the RN because I disagreed”
she declared before questioning – by a convoluted formulation – the point of view of Éric Zemmour.
More than 27 tonnes of tobacco seized throughout France in one week
In 2022, a record was set with 649 tonnes of tobacco seized. hkama / stock.adobe.com
More than 27 tonnes of tobacco were seized during an operation across France called
“Colbert II”
, the equivalent of 20 million euros in revenue for the State, the general directorate of customs announced on Friday. Aix-en-Provence customs officers made the largest seizure of the operation, on the road, with 10.4 tonnes of cigarettes.
The investigation into rape and sexual assault against Jean Lassalle dismissed
Portrait of Jean Lassalle in the corridors of the National Assembly, in Paris on June 4, 2021. François Bouchon / Le Figaro
The preliminary investigation for rape and sexual assault opened against Jean Lassalle was dismissed, due to an
“insufficiently characterized offense”
, indicates the Bordeaux prosecutor's office. This investigation was opened on May 3, 2023 for facts which allegedly took place in 2010. A woman, now aged 45, had accused the Béarnais man of having raped her in a hotel in Bordeaux.
Today's figure: 2.3
Or the inflation estimate by INSEE for March 2024, which highlights a “slowdown” over one year in the rise in food prices. Inflation was +3.0% in February.
What did Alphonse Allais say about taxes?
Quote of the day Le Figaro
We must ask more from taxes and less from taxpayers
Alphonse Allais
The memorable photo to remember
After initially challenging each other for a long time, these two musk oxen faced each other to measure their strength on Norwegian lands. Christian Surber/Solent N/SIPA
The video of the day