The Seine finally swimmable, the government absent, the death of the political leader of Hamas… Sandrine Rousseau’s “8h30 franceinfo”

The Ecologistes-NFP MP from Paris was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Wednesday July 31, 2024.

Sandrine Rousseau, member of parliament for the Ecologists-NFP in Paris, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Wednesday July 31, 2024. The Seine is swimmable, still no appointment of a Prime Minister, death of the political leader of Hamas… She answered questions from Marie Bernardeau and Bérengère Bonte.

Olympic Games: “The Seine was a dump, now something massive has been done”

“Hat !”reacts Sandrine Rousseau as the first triathlon events were able to begin this morning in the capital’s river. “The Seine was a dump, now something massive has been done to give a little life back to this Seine”she applauded.

According to the MP, making the Seine swimmable “was part of the challenges”, but she deplores “that many rivers are extremely polluted today in France, precisely because we have thought of these rivers as being open sewers and dumping grounds of our industrialization”. “That we have a form of reconquest of our natural spaces seems to me to be very good news”she rejoices.

Government: “Gabriel Attal wants to keep control and power”

“A government from the New Popular Front is legitimate and urgent to put in place”says Sandrine Rousseau. According to her, “Gabriel Attal wants to keep control and power” while “The policy pursued by Emmanuel Macron was largely disavowed at the ballot box”.

The Paris MP believes that it is not possible to “leave the keys to Emmanuel Macron and his deputies who have been largely disavowed”.

Death of Ismail Haniyeh: “Netanyahu chose the most violent solution”

“The strikes on Hezbollah, the strikes against Hamas in Iran are factors in the aggravation of the situation”denounces Sandrine Rousseau, after the announcement by Hamas of the death of its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. The MP denounces the method of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahou, who according to her “has chosen the most violent, most domineering solution, the one that puts the entire region in the greatest danger,” And this, “to the detriment of the safety of the hostages.”

Sandrine Rousseau believes that “France should call for discussion and negotiation.”

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