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Marion Maréchal and Éric Zemmour were at According to Agriculture on February 29, 2024.
POLITICS – An Agricultural Show ” unforgettable “, praised Marion Maréchal on X (ex-Twitter)… but perhaps not for the reason she would like. During his visit this Thursday, February 29, the head of the list of the Reconquest! in the European elections was doused with beer.
In a video circulating on social networks, the former member of Vaucluse for the National Rally is seen strolling through the aisles of the salon, when she receives a pint of beer on the head. A first video was published by CNews, explains The Parisian. It was then deleted by the channel, but had already been taken up by Internet users, becoming viral.
Philippe Vardon, elected Reconquête in Nice, played down the situation, writing on X: “More beer than harm.” » With her message, two photos of the candidate wiping her face with a smile on her lips. “She’s still a Le Pen, she’s seen others!” “, would also have entrusted a member of his campaign team to the far-right media Boulevard Voltaire. “It was an obviously drunk man who wanted to make himself interesting”explained to AFP the entourage of the candidate, who accompanied Eric Zemmour.
Marion Maréchal also seems to have taken it as a joke. On X, in addition to having talked about a living room ” unforgettable “she promised to “continue to wet your shirt to defend our farmers in Brussels! »with umbrella and beer emojis.
“Poor”
Conversely, the facts were condemned by the far right. Jordan Bardella, head of the RN list for the June 9 election, gave his support to Marine Le Pen’s niece on X: “Violence has no place in the political debate: I hope that each of the European candidates can campaign with respect”he wrote, denouncing a ” assault “.
“It’s sad to see this…all my support to Marion…”, for his part wrote on the same social network the mayor of Perpignan Louis Aliot. As for Les Républicains MEP Nadine Morano, she described the gesture as “shabby”.
On the left, the socialist deputy Jérôme Guedj took the side of Marion Maréchal: “As every time unfortunately a political leader is physically targeted, I condemn and therefore express here my support for Marion Maréchal: I fight all your ideas but never other than within the framework of the peaceful dispute that must remain politics. »
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