“It would be a shame if it became a political event”, reacts the mayor of Toulouse

The mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc, hopes to live, Saturday evening, “a purely sporting event and not a political event“. The right-wing elected official reacts, this Friday evening April 28 on franceinfo, after the ban on demonstrating near the Stade de France for the final of the Coupe de France. This match will oppose, Saturday evening April 29, the Toulouse FC at FC Nantes. The CGT planned to distribute thousands of whistles and red cards to protest against the promulgation of the pension reform, while Emmanuel Macron would be in the stands. Finally their gathering is banned by the police headquarters from Paris.

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“The Coupe de France is a sporting event, it is an event that brings people together. I think it would be a shame if it became a political event“, says Jean-Luc Moudenc. “All the Presidents of the Republic have come to attend this final, all the Presidents of the Republic have had popularity problems at one time or another. So far, for the most part, the sporting exception has been respected, so I plead for it to be respected again“, continues the mayor of Toulouse who will himself be at the Stade de France on Saturday evening April 29.