Posted
Nearly a million French people practice hunting. A part of the population not to be neglected for the presidential candidates. Previously, many presidents have experienced varying relationships with hunters. Reporting.
Often referred to as an urban president, Emmanuel Macron is in fact a president very close to hunters, for whom he has notably contributed, by reducing the cost of the permit in half and by extending the hunting rights of certain species. A positioning that had prompted Nicolas Hulot, Minister of Ecology, to resign in 2018. For his 40th birthday, Emmanuel Macron will be able to attend the presidential hunting table of Chambord, a hunt that had not taken place since Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, almost 50 years ago.
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, René Coty or even Georges Pompidou had a strong attachment to hunting, some not hesitating to participate in hunting sessions with members of rival political parties. For General de Gaulle, it was mainly a diplomatic tool, not being a fan of presidential hunts. The last French presidents before Emmanuel Macron were not interested in hunters, under the pretext of political conviction or for economic reasons.