PCF presidential candidate Fabien Roussel called the program of far-right candidate Eric Zemmour a “little brown plague” on Thursday and urged voters to “not be wrong with anger”.
Asked on Cnews about the remarks of the environmental candidate Yannick Jadot, who estimated on Sunday that Eric Zemmour “does the service Jew for anti-Semites” and “the far right which was only waiting for such a representative to free speech” , Fabien Roussel argued that he “will never speak like that”.
“Eric Zemmour represents the little brown plague in our country, but I never qualify people according to their origins”, he explained, saying “prefer (er) to attack his project, his vision that he has of France, which recalls that of collaboration, Vichy and Pétain”.
A reference to Pétain
This term “brown plague”, “it’s a story, it’s fascism, it’s Pétain, it’s the black shirts, and I know that Eric Zemmour refers to it and it’s serious and dangerous », Developed Fabien Roussel.
Calling him a “little brown plague”, “I’m not talking about his size – that wouldn’t be good – I’m talking about his program, and it’s a little brown plague his program”, he then went on to say. insisted on BFMTV.
Eric Zemmour “represents a threat” and “I want to explain it most sincerely to our voters”. The candidate also urged voters to “not be mistaken in anger”.
“They are angry and I understand their anger, but it will not bring hope by voting for the far right, for the Zemmour and the Le Pen”, he assured.