Jordan Bardella, May 15, 2021, in the electoral campaign in Maule (Yvelines) – N. Messyass / SIPA
“The racist enemy to be brought down, the enemy of the Republic, is Marine Le Pen. »The words of Olivia Grégoire, Secretary of State in charge of the Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy, friday on franceinfo, reacted Jordan Bardella.
The vice-president of the RN asked Prime Minister Jean Castex on Saturday to “call on his ministers to restraint” in their criticism against Marine Le Pen, believing that in the event of physical assault against her, the latter “would wear one. share of moral responsibility ”.
A “hunt” that could turn into a drama
“Several members of the government have exceeded in recent days the limits of what is acceptable in their public statements against” Marine Le Pen and the National Rally, lamented in a statement Jordan Bardella, head of the RN list for regional June in Ile-de-France.
He quoted the Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti, who had “announced to be a candidate in the Pas-de-Calais with the objective of“ driving out the National Gathering ”, but also and above all the Secretary of State Olivia Grégoire.
If these “calls for violence” were to be followed by “physical attacks against the RN presidential candidate or an elected RN,” these ministers “would bear a share of moral responsibility,” he says. -he. The Prime Minister “must now call on them to exercise restraint and guarantee the French a peaceful democratic debate in the upcoming electoral period”.