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“Let everyone express their voice” says Emmanuel Macron
The Head of State commented, from Brussels, on the ban on public meetings of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Eric Zemmour.
(FRANCEINFO)
The Head of State commented, from Brussels, on the ban on public meetings of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Eric Zemmour.
“That all voices can express themselves freely.” Emmanuel Macron pleaded in favor of freedom of expression on Thursday April 18, in reaction to the banning of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s conference on Palestine and that of a meeting in Brussels of representatives of the nationalist right, including Eric Zemmour.
“For my part, I am always in favor of people being able to express themselves freely, even if I fight their ideas. They must express themselves while respecting the laws of the Republic (…). [Il y a] judges to judge this”declared the President of the Republic during a press conference following a European summit in Brussels.
“I think it is very important, in the times we are experiencing, that all voices can express themselves freely and that everyone can then combat the arguments that are expressed freely”continued Emmanuel Macron, who said he did not share “the vision of things” by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “neither on the conflict in the Middle East, nor on many things.” “But I think it’s important that he can express his voice”he insisted.
Citing a risk of “disturbance of public order”, the Northern prefecture banned the conference of Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Franco-Palestinian activist Rima Hassan planned in a private room. The University of Lille, where it was initially to be held, had already canceled it, worrying about “the serenity of the debates”, after Iran’s recent attack on Israel.
