Emmanuel Macron presents the insignia of the Legion of Honor to the founder of Amazon, indignant reactions on the left

The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, presented Thursday February 16 the insignia of the Legion of Honor to the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, learned franceinfo from concordant sources Thursday February 23, confirming information from the weekly Point (article reserved for subscribers). Jeff Bezos, now executive director of the e-commerce giant’s board of directors, is a Knight of the Legion of Honor.

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On the side of La France insoumise (LFI), several elected officials reacted on Twitter. “Bravo Jeff Bezos!”ironically, for example, MEP Leïla Chaibi. “While we marched against his pension reform, Macron decorated you in the name of France to flee taxes by the billions, destroy the planet, spy on employees”, she adds. The fifth day of mobilization at the call of the unions against the pension reform took place on Thursday, February 16.

The president of the Republic “decorates the Legion of Honor Jeff Bezos, champion of tax evasion, ransack of jobs and nature. More than ever the president of the rich!”abounds the deputy LFI Bastien Lachaud. “‘Emmanuel Macron therefore awards the Legion of Honor to Jeff Bezos (…) global exploiter and king of tax optimization”criticizes the national secretary of the French Communist Party, Fabien Roussel. “The president’s doctrine: punish all French people, reward billionaires”estimates on the same social network the deputy and ex-presidential candidate.