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Jean-Luc Mélenchon set fire to the wrath by evoking the Revolution and launching an implicit call for insurrection, Friday, October 7, for a demonstration scheduled for October 16 next. These remarks aroused reactions even in his camp.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon called for participation in the next demonstration against the high cost of living, on October 16. His words caused controversy. The leader of France Insoumise compared the event to an episode of the French Revolution. “On October 5 and 6, 1789 women marched on Versailles against the high cost of living, he wrote on Twitter. They bring the King, Queen and Dauphin by force to Paris under popular control. Do better on October 16.”
In the ranks of Nupes, this analogy does not pass, especially with environmentalists and socialists. “There, Jean-Luc, you can do better”, commented Olivier Faure on Twitter. Yannick Jadot, EELV MEP, explained that the responsibility of political figures is “to provide solutions to the difficulties (…), not constantly to brutalize the public debate”.
The government, through its spokesperson, Olivier Véran, criticized this media outing, “a call for social violence”. A new episode that undermines the unity of the Nupes, after the tweet of support for Adrien Quatennens.