Who will succeed Marlène Schiappa? Last year, the former Minister of Citizenship won the prize for humor in politics for saying “we are not going to ban threesomes” when she defended her bill to fight against polygamy. The author of the funniest sentence, voluntarily or involuntarily, will be chosen on December 6.
After two previous selections of eight sentences in March, and six more in June, here are those that complete the final list of contestants selected by this jury, chaired by the journalist Olivier de Lagarde (France Info):
Eric CoquerelMP LFI, in challenges October 1: “Imagining that we are going to replace Jean-Luc Mélenchon like this is a vision of the mind. It’s like wondering who will replace Jaurès.”
ana hidalgomayor of Paris, in a confidence revealed by Gaspard Gantzer in his book and taken up by the obs September 1: “Every morning I wake up telling myself that everyone loves me.”
Duchka MarkovicParis environmental adviser, during a meeting of the Paris Council on July 8: “There are rats in Paris that I prefer to call brown rats” and which she describes as “auxiliaries for waste control”.
Sandrine Rousseauenvironmentalist deputy, in the National Assembly on July 12: “The homeless die more from the heat in summer than in winter.”
Nicolas Sarkozyon the presidential candidacy of Valérie Pécresse, in Point of November 3: “It is not because you buy paint, a canvas and brushes that you become Picasso. Valérie Pécresse, took my ideas, my program and got 4.8%.”
Another eight phrases already selected in March
gabriel attalthen government spokesman, on France 2 on February 22: “Emmanuel Macron likes debate.”
bruno gillesformer Senator LR, in The worldFebruary 13: “In the previous election I went down to the sewers to shake hands with the rats; they didn’t win me.”
ana hidalgoMayor of Paris, presidential candidate of the PS, in front of the Federation of vehicle equipment industries, on March 14: “It works better, it really works better in Paris”.
Thierry Marianithen MEP for the RN and spokesman for the presidential campaign of Marine Le Pen, in the parisianJanuary 21: “I only change parties every 42 years.”
Valerie Pecressepresident of the Île-de-France Regional Council, LR presidential candidate, on February 6, France 5: “If I am elected, I will tell Vladimir Putine that we must build peace in Europe.”
Fabian RousselPCF national secretary, presidential candidate, on Twitter, February 9: “Gas stations are the only place in France where whoever wields a gun is also who is robbed.”
thierry soleredeputy LaREM, in the parisianFeb 21: “My anatomy means that if my ass is between two chairs, I’m sitting perfectly.” the parisian – 02/21/2022
Eric Woerthpresident of the finance commission of the National Assembly, on Sud Radio on February 16: “I never said that I would support the 1st term of Emmanuel Macron, I said that I would support the 2nd”.
Six phrases selected in June:
rachida datiformer minister, mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, speaking with Anne Hidalgo at the Paris Council, on May 31: “Her presence in the Paris Council is as anecdotal as her score in the presidential elections.”
Ricardo Ferrandformer president of the National Assembly, quoted in The chained duckJune 22: “Élisabeth Borne is great but nobody knows it.”
John Lassallepresidential candidate, on BFMTV, April 1, 2022: “I’m a candidate because otherwise I wouldn’t have known who to vote for.”
edward philipformer prime minister, mayor of Le Havre on Jean-Luc Mélenchon in southwestMay 29: “It takes some audacity for someone who was defeated in an election in which he was a candidate to think that he will be elected in an election in which he is not a candidate!”
Sandrine Rousseaudeputy for Paris, quoted by MissMarch 21: “I wish there was the possibility of a lack of not sharing chores.”
Andre Santiniformer minister, mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, in PointMarch 25: “My party supports Valérie Pécresse because she is committed to extending metro line 12 to the Meudon bridge.”
Source: BFM TV
