If Anne Hidalgo (PS) wanted to minimize the scope of the debate that has ignited the social network Twitter for several days on the supposed "rampage" of Paris by attributing it to a plot led by the extreme right ... it is missed.
Rather, it annoyed and re-mobilized the Parisian opposition.
"Trumpization of political life"
This Thursday morning on RTL, the mayor of Paris questioned on the controversy over the ugliness of the capital replied that it was a "very orchestrated campaign".
"It's a fairly simple method of trumpizing political life at work everywhere, including in France," said Anne Hidalgo, who observed in this flurry of tweets that many of them would come from many accounts directly linked to the extreme right.
According to the elected Parisian, likely candidate for the presidential election, this example "should serve as a textbook" on targeted attacks with political aims on social networks.
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Words that immediately made the Parisian opposition elected officials jump.
"It is urgent that Anne Hidalgo put an end to her presidential levitation and take her full part in the management of Paris!"
Referring every criticism on cleanliness to a maneuver from the far right is very worrying, ”tackles the LR mayor of the 17th century, Geoffroy Boulard.
Cleanliness delegated to borough mayors?
“The executive is in denial (...).
And if we do not agree on the observation that there is an overall degradation of the Parisian environment, it cannot improve, ”regrets Maud Gatel, president of the MoDem group, democrats and environmentalists.
“It is a spontaneous movement that started with Internet users that we have of course relayed.
The mayor accuses us of Paris bashing but it's quite the opposite!
We love Paris, we want to be proud of our city!
», Insists Catherine Dumas Senator LR and vice-president of the Changer Paris group at the Paris Council.
Beyond this supposed campaign orchestrated by the extreme right, the mayor of Paris reiterated her promise to double during her mandate the budget allocated to cleanliness and to review the organization of the service.
"I want the mayors of the arrondissements to have the means to organize the cleaning rounds (...) Before the summer, we are going to initiate this decentralization", promised the mayor of Paris at the microphone of RTL.
"We will be vigilant" warned Rachida Dati the LR mayor of VII and president of the Changer Paris group at the Paris Council.