It's not every day that the right picks up an idea from the Communist Party candidate.
Invited by videoconference to the France 2 program,
Élysée 2022, -
because of her Covid positivity -, Valérie Pécresse was asked about the sanctions that France should take against the capital of Russian oligarchs throughout Europe.
The opportunity to put forward a “
a little bit
daring
” proposal
which also aims to respond to the migration crisis.
“
Why not use them (
the confiscated property, editor’s note)
to welcome Ukrainian refugees
”, thus suggested the contender from the right.
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"
I wouldn't mind it, I think it would have enough panache to also show Russia that we cannot wage a war against the freedom of peoples and against its neighbors with impunity
", developed the LR leader.
A proposal which therefore joins that of Fabien Roussel, who had submitted it to his supporters during a meeting in Mérignac (Gironde) in early March, a few days after the launch of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
“I propose that the villas of the Russian oligarchs, which they live in for two weeks a year, be seized, requisitioned, mobilized to house Ukrainian refugees (...).
fleeing the war”,
had then launched the communist, according to whom these properties
“will have at least a utility”.
From the outset, Fabien Roussel, guest of the same show a few moments later, replied to him on Twitter.
“Tonight, Valérie Pécresse takes up my idea of requisitioning the villas of the Russian oligarchs.
This is an excellent thing: we have ideas for ten.
An effort again and tomorrow, LR will take up my proposal to restore the ISF and to triple
it”, mocked the presidential leader.
A remark that did not go unheeded for long by its right-wing competitor:
“Two convergences with Fabien Roussel: our desire to house Ukrainian refugees in the property seized from the Russian oligarchs…and our taste for a good rib steak!
For the rest… It's more complicated.”
Valérie Pécresse refers here to the exit of the communist at the beginning of January when he had praised French gastronomy, represented by “
good wine, good meat, good cheese.
Which had provoked the ire of part of the left.
Thursday evening, candidate LR also took the opportunity to show her firmness against Russia.
And to hold the executive to account.
“
I am for the government to be transparent about the sanctions and all the property that has been seized.
The Yachts, the villas of Europe
”
,
also recalled Valérie Pécresse.
Before adding that she “
was faithful to the tradition of asylum in France
”: “
We welcome all those who are persecuted in their country.
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