At the large Lille sale, there was beer, mussels, fries, old objects and also Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The leader of LFI came on Saturday to make a short speech on the Nupes stand before leaving. It is this last point, altogether anecdotal, which is however controversial on social networks. Because the unfortunate loser of the last presidential elections left in a big American 4×4.
Sarcasm, jeers and criticism are coming from all sides, especially on Twitter, in reaction to a video showing Jean-Luc Mélenchon leaving the Lille clearance sale in a gleaming Jeep. Ordinary internet users, activists or elected officials… “The ecologist with two bullets”, mocks Lilly. “He defends energy sobriety and leaves in a big 4×4 Jeep! “laments Peter. “Look at Mélenchon leaving in his big 4×4 Jeep after having proudly finished his sermon on ecology”, criticizes Gilbert Collard. The boss of LFI is also accused of having improperly affixed a tricolor cockade to the windshield of the vehicle. What is it really ?
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In fact, the vehicle in question is a Jeep brand SUV, the Compass plug-in hybrid model. According to our information, the machine does not belong to LFI and even less to Jean-Luc Mélenchon, but to a Parisian rental company. “The lessor had nothing else to offer us,” confided to 20 minutes a source at LFI. Moreover, if the vehicle made the trip from the capital, it was not to take the former presidential candidate. “It was used to transport 5 people and the equipment for the stand”, assures this same source. For the anecdote, Eric Zemmour had used the same vehicle, rented during his campaign for the presidential election.
Regarding the cockade, it belongs to Adrien Quattennens, Nupes deputy from the North, who therefore has every prerogative to use it. Especially since he was one of the 5 people to travel on board from Paris. Jean-Luc Mélenchon came to the sale by train.