Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of La France insoumise (LFI), and his team were in Florac on Friday September 27, 2024, for a visit to the Tuffery workshops.
The comments made about the Lozériens by Jean-Luc Mélenchon recently, the response from Julien Tuffery, the boss of the workshops, in the form of an invitation on social networks, resulted in a visit by the charismatic leader of LFI to the Florac factory , Friday September 27, 2024. A meeting “friendly” on the sidelines of the political leader’s meeting, Saturday September 28, 2024, at the Mende events space.
A visit under the best auspices
“I had set my conditions for this visit, said Julien Tuffery, contacted by telephone. I received the man and not the politician.” According to him, the meeting was “friendly”, with a Jean-Luc Mélenchon “jovial, calm and peaceful”. For a while, the discussion focused on the declarations of the leader of the Insoumis: “My comment on social networks went up very quickly and in response, he preferred to come. We didn’t argue, I cut it short.”
Jean-Luc Mélenchon “bluffed”
The visit therefore mainly focused on the manufacturing processes of “made in Lozère” jeans: “I wanted to show him what we are capable of doing, in the depths of rural areas, with elite sectors like wool, to face the challenges that await us.” According to Julien Tuffery, the former presidential candidate has left “admiring, amazed”, after a meeting with employees. And the whole team took the opportunity, Mélenchon included, to buy jeans: “With 0% discount”, precise, mischievous, Julien Tuffery.
