By Victoria Buisson – Published on 18 Nov 2024 at 22:00
Jean-Marie Le Pen does not mince his words. In an interview, he even confided his attachment to wine, which he describes as the ideal “comforter”.
The state of health of Jean-Marie Le Pen is worrying. Recently, the founder of the National Front was also hospitalized. “Jean-Marie Le Pen[est] admitted to the hospital for ten days. For the moment, no release date. This hospitalization was planned, but was accelerated 'because of signs' of weakness in the Menhir“, we learned on the X account (formerly Twitter) of a Paris Match journalist. Since then, rumors concerning the politician's health have been rife… to the great dismay of his daughter Marine.
Jean-Marie Le Pen at his worst?
“He is 96 years old and he is hospitalized regularly. There is nothing more or less than the episodes we have already experienced“, insisted the member of the National Assembly of France at the microphone of several media this Wednesday, November 13. Raised, the latter also assured that there was “nothing alarming“, but that his father's health is knownsimply “ups and downs.“
A true passion for wine
For his part, Jean-Marie Le Pen remains discreet. However, a few years ago, he increased the number of interviews. In 2013, he also gave an interview to La Revue du Vin de France. During this meeting, the nonagenarian spoke at length about his love for grape fermentation, even declaring his love for champagne, “the most emblematic French wine, the most international, even more so than Bordeaux. And then Bordeaux goes well with feasts, while champagne is a celebratory wine, which is drunk today on all occasions.“
“Wine is a great comforter”
During this conversation, Jean-Marie Le Pen described his favorite wine. “Burgundy, but I'm going to tell you a secret, I'm a Pomerolista! It's my favorite wine. I also like ports, late harvests from Alsace and some German white wines.“, he confided before admitting that he celebrated his victories, like his defeats, with champagne.”because this is the time when we need to be consoled the most. And wine is a great comforter.“
Jean-Marie Le Pen's rant
Finally, Jean-Marie Le Pen also addressed the thorny issue of the drop in consumption in France: “It is falling because of absurd criteria. You are judged to be in an almost daze when you have drunk two glasses of wine. It's stupid. For car accidents, alcohol abuse is an aggravating factor, it's true, but there are often other reasons. Alcohol is not the only scourge. Like many people, I have driven overheated without ever having any particular problem.“A clear opinion!
