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The rebellious MEP Rima Hassan photographed at La Rotonde Stalingrad, in June (illustration).
POLITICS – Do insults have their place in public debate? Why not, according to LFI parliamentarians Sarah Legrain and Rima Hassan. At least according to their reaction to the sequence broadcast on France Inter, during which the new Minister of Overseas Territories, Manuel Valls, was taken to task by a particularly upset listener.
“You should be ashamed.” You are the worst traitor, Mr. Valls. All of France is ashamed of your behavior. You are worse than a turd”, notably launched this man, introducing himself under the first name of Jean-Noël. A service that Sarah Legrain, LFI MP for Paris, clearly appreciated. “ Thanks to Jean-Noël and his “you are worse than a turd” for defying France Inter filtering to enhance our end-of-year celebrations », Reacted the Parisian elected official, sharing the sequence on account X (ex-Twitter).
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Member of Parliament for French people living outside France (and former opponent of the former Prime Minister during the 2022 legislative elections), Stéphane Vojetta responded directly to his LFI colleague. “ Dear Sarah Legrain, I am not the number 1 fan of Manuel Valls, far from it, but seeing you rejoice – you and your colleagues – at a public insult against a political opponent, it is is pathetic. I hope you thought about asking Santa for a little decency,” he replied on the same social network.
LFI MEP, Rima Hassan also presented her “ warm thanks » to the France inter listener. And this time, it was the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, who stepped up to the plate. “ It is unbearable to see a MEP lend herself to this kind of insults towards a former Prime Minister of France. No political disagreement can justify such violence “, he lamented.
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In defense, LFI MEP Damien Carême ruled that there is “ no insults from this listener “. According to him, Jean-Noël simply uttered a “ just a reminder of the facts » towards Manuel Valls. “ And it's beneficial to do it to remind the French who may have forgotten who this character is. “, he added.
The fact remains that not everyone on the left shares this point of view. Without sharing the video of the sequence, the socialist Rachid Temal for his part denounced the listener's comments. “ The insults against ministers in the Bayrou government who were members of the PS in the past bring nothing to the debate, nor to the French. I condemn this strategy. Let's stay on the ground of values and public policies for the French”, castigated the socialist, calling for “ respect in politics ».
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