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As France’s 2022 presidential campaign season officially kicked off on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at far-right, anti-immigration candidate Eric Zemmour for allowing his supporters to accuse the incumbent of allowing foreign “criminals” into the country with chants of “Killer Macron”.
Switching from his lofty perch as head of state to the rough and tumble of domestic politics, Macron hit the campaign trail in the eastern town of Dijon with a classic pre-election walkabout and a visit to a high school.
He was asked about weekend images from a Zemmour rally in Paris at which the crowd chanted “Killer Macron” as the anti-immigration candidate accused the government of letting foreign “criminals” into the country.
Zemmour rallies supporters at the Trocadéro in Paris
Both friends and foes of the incumbent president have criticised Zemmour for failing to condemn the chants, which the far-right candidate’s team claims he did not hear.
“There are two theories: the first is that it is a shameful act, which seems to be the most credible, but is not a surprise,” Macron told reporters in bright spring sunshine.
“The second one is that there’s a lack of knowledge about a very important reform during my term in office,” he added, before explaining how the cost of hearing aids was now fully covered by France’s social security system.
“I invite the hard-of-hearing candidate to get…
Source : france24
