The political class is unanimous. Unanimous to express their horror when at least four children and two adults are seriously injured after a man attacked several young children with a knife near Lake Annecy in Haute-Savoie.
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, denounced “an attack of absolute cowardice” on Twitter, describing a “nation in shock”.
“Our thoughts are with (the victims) as well as with their families and the mobilized rescuers,” the head of state also wrote.
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“Barbarism”
According to the Élysée, he “of course follows the situation.” The Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, attends the scene, as does the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin. She said that the perpetrator has been arrested.
His counterpart in National Education, Pap Ndiaye, referred to an “unspeakable” act, while Gabriel Attal, delegate minister for Public Accounts, said from the National Assembly that “the government is on the side of the victims of ‘this barbarity’.” .
All under the applause of the deputies. A rare moment of unanimity, illustrated a little earlier by a minute of silence observed in the chamber, but also by the reactions that are multiplying on both sides of the political spectrum.
“Heart in Pieces”
“How is this possible?” asked La France insoumise leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “Assaulting the little ones! Hit them with a knife! The heart is broken for having to live it,” the three-time presidential candidate wrote on Twitter, sharing “our painful affection to the children” and “to the parents all our anguish compassion”. ” .
“Words fail,” said Mathilde Panot, leader of the rebel deputies, after the “horror” of this attack. His colleague François Ruffin wanted to thank “the intervention forces” and the “rescue”.
Always on the left, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, directed his “thought” for “those children who fight for their survival and for their families.” The same is true of his counterpart from the French Communist Party (PCF), Fabien Roussel, who considered that “there are no words to describe such horror.” “In these moments we must all be united,” said Cyrielle Chatelain, leader of the environmental deputies.
“Abomination Summit”
On the right, the president of the Les Républicains party, Éric Ciotti shared his “tremendous emotion and [sa] great anger”, after this attack, described by his friend Laurent Wauquiez, president of LR of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, as “the summit of abomination”. The supposed presidential candidate also plans to arrive there.
On the far right, Marine Le Pen, patron of the deputies of the National Rally (RN), testified of her “awe” and “horror”. The president of the party to the flame, Jordan Bardella, estimated that when “we attack children, it is innocence that we attack, and it is all of France that we bruise.”
Source: BFM TV
