The day after a 13-hour visit by Emmanuel Macron to the Agricultural Show, marked by boos and clashes of rare intensity, it was Jordan Bardella, the president of the National Rally, who strolled through the aisles , Sunday February 25, between the cows, goats and sheep. In particular, he called for a “economic patriotism” for agriculture and “the end of inheritance tax” for farmers. “Behind the distress of the agricultural world, there is the distress of rural France, the distress of working France, which today is asphyxiated by standards, asphyxiated by taxes, and which is no longer able to live with dignity. his work”, he also declared. Follow our live stream.
Emmanuel Macron attacks the RN. The far-right party was targeted in the head of state’s comments. Emmanuel Macron thus denounced the “project of degrowth and stupidity” of the RN, which would consist of “leave Europe”. “The National Rally is the party of ‘Frexit’, of the exit from the euro. (…) I will tell you: if there is no Europe, there is no no agriculture”, insisted the President of the Republic. “Honestly, are there still people who believe this blasphemous lie?” Marine Le Pen quickly responded on the social network X.
Selfies on Jordan Bardella’s menu. The president of the National Rally strolls through the aisles on Sunday “for contact with the public”declared a relative of Jordan Bardella to franceinfo, who specifies that this day is dedicated to the “selfie strategy”. On Monday, the head of the far-right party’s list in the European elections planned to meet more with farmers and breeders.
The European campaign is launched. Less than five months before the European elections, scheduled for Sunday June 9, the farmers’ protest movement has given fodder to the political opposition, in particular the National Rally. On Saturday, Emmanuel Macron clearly accused the Rural Coordination, whose members are recognizable by their yellow caps, of playing into the hands of the far right.