Pavilion 1 of the Agricultural Show regained its tranquility on Sunday morning, twenty-four hours after the clashes between demonstrators and the police.
But the stigmata are still clearly visible on the faces of cattle breeders.
Between two discussion groups, François-Xavier Bellamy, the head of the Republican (LR) list for the European elections, was “
sorry
” for the clashes and pointed out the responsibility of Emmanuel Macron.
“
The role of the president is to unite us, not to divide us
,” he said, judging that the arrival of the head of state was “
a provocation
”.
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“
How can we not hear the anger of the demonstrators when we put them on the same level as small groups who attack their farms?
“, asked the right-wing candidate.
The allusion targets the two Elysian advisors who spoke to the press about participation by the radical environmentalist collective Earth Uprisings in a major debate on the first day of the Agricultural Show, before backpedaling.
The news angered farmers and triggered a threat of boycott from the FNSEA and the Young Farmers.
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Alongside François-Xavier Bellamy, Céline Imart, a 36-year-old farmer and number two on the LR list, described the president as a
“
pyromaniac firefighter”
.
Between two exchanges with Rory Kockott, ex-scrum half of Castres Olympique, the Tarnaise judged that
“the farmers wanted to make their words heard”.
“
Emmanuel Macron fueled the movements of violence by wanting to enter at all costs
,” says the cereal producer.
Wanting at all costs to enter the living room and close the halls was too much provocation.
»
A speech dubbed by François-Xavier Bellamy.
“
Céline Imart knows the reality of farmers.
We need this knowledge to understand the priorities of an agricultural France.
»
The running mates then moved through the aisles and posed for a few photos while waiting to stroll longer, Monday afternoon, alongside the boss of LR, Éric Ciotti.
The right wishes to favor exchanges with representatives of unions and agricultural sectors.
A desire to occupy the field in the face of the omnipresence of the Macron and Le Pen camps at the start of the show?
“
Macron wants to have the RN in front of him,”
insists François-Xavier Bellamy
.
We can clearly see that he is trying to put them at the center of attention, while the RN is nevertheless absent in the European Parliament.
»
Emmanuel Macron
“arsonist firefighter”
The probable appointment of the leader of the centrist Renew group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, to lead the Macronist list was described as “
interesting
” by the elected LR.
“
I have nothing personal against her
,” he assures.
While making sure to remember that this daughter and granddaughter of farmers from a farm in Saint-Denis-d'Anjou (Mayenne) voted “
against the main texts in favor of agriculture”
in the European Parliament.
More than three months before the European election, which will take place on June 9, the head of the LR list assures that he is not worried about his position, he who is given around 8% in the opinion surveys.
For him,
“the campaign has not yet started”
because
“
the French are not yet focused on the elections”
.
Before issuing a form of omen: “
Perhaps the show will mark the launch of the campaign?
» Without getting ahead of the party that will benefit from this sequence.