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Marine Le Pen, traveling to Mayotte since Sunday, was the victim of a barge accident this Tuesday morning. Ten people were slightly injured.
An eventful start to the day for Marine Le Pen in Mayotte. A barge on which she was sitting collided sideways with another barge arriving in the opposite direction this Tuesday morning, departing from the main island of Mayotte, Grande-Terre.
Ten people were slightly injured in the accident after being thrown to the ground. Not Marine Le Pen who was able to remain seated in her seat and who is unharmed. She was taken care of by the border police.
Marine Le Pen, who was leaving Grande-Terre to reach Petite-Terre airport and return to mainland France, reacted to the microphone of Mayotte La 1ère before taking the plane: “He was arriving very, very, very quickly. was inevitable. It still hit pretty hard. We were lucky. Many people have been lucky in their misfortune. Barge rotation is suspended until further notice. An investigation was requested to clarify the circumstances of the accident.
“It happened very, very quickly, it was inevitable… We were lucky” reacts Marine Le Pen who was in one of the barges which collided this Tuesday morning between Grande-Terre and Petite Terre.#Collision #barges #Mayotte #RallyeNational #MarineLePen pic.twitter.com/8PEOpARJfE
— Mayotte 1er (@mayottela1ere) https://twitter.com/mayottela1ere/status/1876544289121181826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Three-day visit to Mayotte
Marine Le Pen spent three days in Mayotte, devastated by Cyclone Chido, which left 39 dead three weeks ago. The leader of the RN deputies improvised as a whistleblower during her trip: “We are not in government, we are not decision-makers, but we are the ones who can ring the bell when everyone is watching elsewhere”. […] to remind those in power of the promises that were made.
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Marine Le Pen was on conquered ground in Mayotte. She obtained 59.1% of the votes in the second round of the presidential election in 2022. The RN won for the first time in the July legislative elections in the island’s second constituency.
