The political controversy over the national tribute to the French victims of the attack carried out on October 7 by Hamas in Israel, scheduled for Wednesday, continues.
Invited on FranceInfo on Tuesday, Raquel Garrido, LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis, reacted to the letter from several families of victims who asked that the presence of La France insoumise be
“banned”
at the Invalides, estimating
“that the day of (Wednesday) must be dedicated to the dead and the hostages”
and that there is
“a time for everything”
.
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“There are figures from the State who are formally invited,” continued the elected official. If the vice-president of the assembly Caroline Fiat and the president of the Finance Committee Éric Coquerel did not go there, we would be told: but why are you not there?
A republican ceremony
The ceremony at Les Invalides will allow the Head of State to salute the memory of
“42 fellow citizens who died”
in the attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement, which resulted in the death of more than 1,160 people, the majority civilians.
The solemn moment will concern six injured French people, the four freed French Hamas hostages, and three French people
“still missing and presumed hostages”.
The Élysée clarified on Monday that it was a
“republican ceremony”
to which, according to the protocol in force since 1989, parliamentarians are invited.
“
This controversy about France Insoumise is misplaced
,” insisted Raquel Garrido.