You had to see them, these two deputies from La France insoumise, Éric Coquerel and Caroline Fiat, isolated, almost outcasts, in the platform set up on Wednesday at Place Vendôme for the tribute to the former Minister of Justice Robert Badinter.
The family of the deceased had, however, made it known that they did not want LFI, like the National Rally, to participate in the ceremony.
The banishment was obviously too unbearable for Jean-Luc Mélenchon's movement.
“A national tribute from which a part of the French are excluded is no longer a national tribute
,” lamented the former candidate for the presidential election on X (formerly Twitter).
He and his people claim to be part of the political legacy left by the former Minister of Justice.
That their presence was therefore legitimate and moral, at the risk of being singled out.
A new time.
“What I was taught is that when we pay tribute to a missing person, we respect the family’s choice
,” sighed…
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