Meatless menus in Lyon, insecurity in Grenoble, "
the dead Christmas tree
" in Bordeaux ... Since the municipal elections, environmental mayors have aroused many controversies by disputed words or actions.
Latest example: the mayor of Poitiers, Léonore Moncond'huy, confirmed in the city council last Monday the choice of his sports assistant to remove the subsidies allocated to the city's flying clubs.
"
The air is sad, but
should no longer be part of childhood dreams today," she replied to the elected member of the LREM group Isabelle Chédanneau.
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Several members of the majority protested against these remarks.
The most recent is the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire who, guest of the RTL-Le Figaro-LCI Grand Jury, qualified the declarations of the elected official as "
madness
": they allow "to
remove the mask
" of “
Most radical greens
”, who prefer to ban rather than adapt activities to environmental issues.
"
The real dream is not degrowth but to reconcile economic success with the decarbonization of our economy,
" he said, urging the mayor to come and explain his position to employees working in this sector.
"
The dreams of French children only belong to French children
", added the boss of Bercy, denouncing "
radical ecology
" represented by elected EELV.
Léonore Moncond'huy's remarks made many political actors react violently from across the political spectrum.
“
Hi Poitiers!
Dreams always remain free.
Signed Icare
”, wrote on Twitter the leader of the Insoumis, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
“The
green ayatollahs have struck again
,” said National Rally vice-president Jordan Bardella.