Saturday February 3, on the occasion of the Forum on Europe in Strasbourg,
“Young people with Macron”
proudly unveiled the campaign poster of the political group Renew for the upcoming European elections.
On a navy blue background, it features a yellow star - in reference to those of the European Union - on the "crunched "
upper right branch
, in imitation of the famous Apple logo.
Below the strange symbol, the slogan
“Think different, renew Europe”
, (Think differently, renew Europe, in French) takes up both that of the apple brand and the name of the group in Parliament.
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It was enough for X users to mock the group's questionable creativity:
“Competition for the most ridiculous logo?
Notice it goes perfectly with the project...".
“Did a CE1 student draw it?”
The plagiarism of the American brand, currently being pursued to the tune of 13 billion euros by the European Commission for illegal tax advantages, is notably singled out:
“How much did they pay Apple to recover their slogan?”
An “inexact” interpretation
Same story in the political sphere, particularly on the left.
“Run a European campaign inspired by a slogan, in English, of an American multinational, certainly innovative, but champion of tax evasion and exploitation of workers on the other side of the world.
You had to think about it!”
, quips Emmanuel Maurel, MEP and member of
The Left
group .
In a similar tweet, socialist MEP Christophe Clergeau describes them as
“geniuses without imagination”.
Other Internet users also make a connection with the logo of the French Communist Party, whose red star topped with a loop is indeed very similar.
When others, on the contrary, see it this time as a reference to the annexation of Alsace and Moselle (part of Lorraine) under the Third Reich or even to the yellow star imposed on Jews under Germany Nazi.
Contacting
Huffpost
, the Young Macronists defend themselves, claiming on the contrary
“the right to parody certain elements of popular culture, as we have done in recent years”.
As for those who see in the removed branch of the star a representation of Alsace torn from France, their interpretation is
“inexact”
and the poster
“evokes nothing other than an unfinished European star”
.