The coordinator of La France insoumise and deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Thursday September 21, 2023.
Manuel Bompard, coordinator of La France insoumise (LFI) and deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Thursday September 21, 2023. Charles III in Versailles, glyphosate, police violence, sale at a loss of fuel … He answered questions from Jérôme Chapuis and Salhia Brakhlia.
Selling fuel at a loss: Bruno Le Maire “is not there to panhandle”
Bruno Le Maire, “the Minister of the Economy is not there to beg, but to decide”, estimates Manuel Bompard, after distributors’ refusal on Tuesday to sell their fuel at a loss. However, the government immediately announced “maintain” its project, which should come into force at the beginning of December for a period of six months. The MP denounced a measure “dangerous and doesn’t work”. “Dangerous, because there is a network of small service stations in this country which are not linked to large oil groups, therefore do not make extraordinary profits upstream of the chain, particularly at the moment refining.”
Glyphosate: “France must reject” the EU’s proposal to renew its authorization
“I call on France to take a position against the renewal of this proposal”, of the European Commission to renew the authorization of glyphosate for ten years, reacts the coordinator of France insoumise. “France must reject” this proposal which results in “intolerable health risks”. This proposal must be examined on Friday by the 27 countries of the European Union.
Police violence: Fabien Roussel “is a liar”
Fabien Roussel is “a liar”reacts the LFI deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône, while the leader of the Communist Party refuses to demonstrate with the cry of “everyone hates the police”. “He has the right not to participate in this demonstration” of September 23 against police violence and racism, “but he has no right to caricature the slogans” of this demonstration, retorts the LFI deputy. The Socialist Party and the Communist Party will not participate in this “unitary march”.
Charles III at Versailles: “A little sobriety would not have done any harm”
Manuel Bompard would have preferred “a little sobriety” on the occasion of the visit of King Charles III to France “given the current context”. Emmanuel Macron organized a state dinner on Wednesday evening in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in honor of the sovereign. “It is normal that we welcome the King of England when he comes to France. It is legitimate that the President of the Republic receives him, but I find that in the current social context, with the difficulties affecting a large number of part of the French, a little sobriety would not have done any harm”he estimated.
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