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“We are taken for rednecks”: the farmer deputies, these whistleblowers from the Assembly who would have liked to be heard sooner

2024-02-02T17:20:38.420Z

Highlights: “We are taken for rednecks”: the farmer deputies, these whistleblowers from the Assembly who would have liked to be heard sooner. “I'm not here to defend anyone, I'm here to help farmers make their voices heard and to help the government find solutions,” says Sandrine Le Feur, agricultural deputy (Renaissance) “It gives me a rest to be here, it’s… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 89% left to discover. Flash sale -70% on digital subscription I ENJOY IT Already subscribed? Log in.


STORY - Back at the Palais Bourbon, after weekends spent on their land, these deputies have all already sounded the bell at least once about the risk of a conflagration in the countryside.


The air is humid and cool.

This Saturday morning, the sun has not yet fully risen, but Sandrine Le Feur has already put on her boots and put on her big coat.

The cows have to be fed.

It's time, it's time, and breakfast can't wait.

The animals are also mooing, as if to indicate that their water trough is empty.

The young woman climbs over the fence and refuels her highlands, these massive Scottish cattle.

The week has been exhausting.

Between sessions at the National Assembly, television sets, and trips to roadblocks to interact with farmers who have been mobilized for almost two weeks now, the 32-year-old agricultural deputy (Renaissance) has a busy schedule.

I'm not here to defend anyone, I'm here to help farmers make their voices heard and to help the government find solutions

Sandrine Le Feur, agricultural deputy (Renaissance).

But his farm is his haven of peace.

And even if her husband takes care of the farm full-time, she never hesitates to get up at dawn on weekends to take care of her animals or her plantations.

“It gives me a rest to be here, it’s…

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