The Vendée hedgerow is still bathed in sunshine when, on Sunday, May 17, the strident ringing of Philippe de Villiers' telephone rings. Disturbed in the middle of an aperitif, pastis in hand - his “chloroquine” as he calls it - he would not be in the habit of answering. But this call is an exception. It's Emmanuel Macron. It's been three days since the former sovereignist leader pawed to hear the president decide on the reopening or not of what he willingly presents as the work of his life: the Puy du Fou park. “You have to take the risk of life. There is no question of bursting the country, explains the head of state in Villiers on the other end of the phone.It is scandalous that Puy remains closed while zoological parks or Mont-Saint-Michel open their doors. I made the decision to bring the case back to the Élysée Palace and to deal with it in the Defense Council. Because at the Defense Council, I'm the boss. "
We thought the doors of Puy du Fou closed for good reason
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