“Mr. Mélenchon is a rebel” and “a danger to the Republic”, estimated Éric Ciotti on Sunday July 2 with CNews, Europe 1 and Les Echos. Asked about the violence triggered by the death of young Nahel in Nanterre, the boss of the Republicans virulently criticized the attitude of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his party to the events. The founder of La France insoumise had called on Friday, June 30 “especially the youngest” to “not touch” schools or libraries, adding that “never the Insoumis were for violence”.
For Éric Ciotti, “this sentence is a call to be able to attack freely […] other buildings, including police stations and town halls”. More broadly “the rebels are dangers for the Republic”, as are other elected officials on the left such as the ecologist Sandrine Rousseau who “justified the looting”, supported Éric Ciotti. According to him, “there are judicial responses that will have to be activated”. “Magistrates will have to appreciate those who lit the fuses” of the riots since Tuesday in France.
“When we refuse to call for calm, it’s a major subject today,” he said, before going to Neuilly-sur-Marne (Seine-Saint-Denis). At LFI, “they want the revolution, they blow on the embers and it’s irresponsible”, also criticized Hervé Marseille, leader of the centrist senators (UDI), at Radio J. And to launch: “It’s the politics not of scorched earth, but of scorched democracy. »
The night from Saturday to Sunday was marked in France by new riots following the death of Nahel, killed by a policeman in Nanterre during a traffic check, but the authorities noted a decrease in violence a few hours after the burial. of the young man on Saturday.
