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Attacks on elected officials, vandalism: the presidential election under tension

2022-02-06T18:20:13.018Z


DECRYPTION - The safety of elected officials and campaign actors is of concern to the French, reveals the Fiducial Odoxa barometer for Le Figaro.


The presidential campaign promises to be under high tension.

While attacks, threats and acts of vandalism are increasing against mayors and parliamentarians, the French do not hide their concern for the safety of actors in public life.

As revealed by the Fiducial Odoxa barometer for

Le Figaro

, no less than 56% of them believe that the safety of local elected officials is not guaranteed.

In their eyes, the protection of journalists is also a problem for 59% of respondents.

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This deleterious climate is not unrelated to the jacquerie of "yellow vests" yesterday or even with the death threats which forced M6 journalist Ophélie Meunier to be placed under police protection, after the broadcast of the documentary devoted to the fundamentalism in several cities in France.

If they fear for mayors and municipal councillors, they say they are less worried about deputies and senators, 70% of them believing that protection…

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Source: lefigaro

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