anotherbanana Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 This may be of interest to some; poor old Poutou! Most seem to accumulate property usually whilst in office, it seems. Plus nice salaries for being des élus. https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2022/03/10/presidentielle-2022-ce-que-revelent-les-declarations-d-interets-et-de-patrimoine-des-candidats_6116984_4355770.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 It is interesting to see the differences between the salaries and the 'patrimoine' Second jobs are a nice little earner too, as in the UK https://www.thenational.scot/news/19704137.richest-conservative-mps-listed-second-jobs-bring-1m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 See? Leopards can change their spots UGH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitfrench Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 The French election should be cancelled. No one is going to turn out to vote given that it is now (with the Ukraine situation) a one horse race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, ssomon said: See? Leopards can change their spots UGH! Perhaps he thinks that Ukrainians have lighter skin than Syrians, and are Russian Orthodox? Edited March 11, 2022 by NormanH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 They are at least culturally similar, Norman and fleeing for immediate reasons whereas many of those queuing at Calais are economic migrants and have other choices. Plus, many of the Ukrainians would want to return if they can ( it is a big ‘IF’) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Don't confuse the situation at Calais with the specific history of M.Ménard. " Au moment de la crise migratoire en Europe en 2015, le maire de Béziers avait estimé que sa commune « n’avait pas les moyens d’accueillir de nouvelles personnes, surtout si elles ont vocation à rester par la suite, puisque l’État ne fait pas appliquer la loi en reconduisant à la frontière ceux qui doivent l’être ». Then he went into a flat where some Syriens were staying, also fleeing a war as are the Ukrainians at present, and told them that as Maire of the town he was saying that they weren't welcome. He also had fake posters put up around town showing them as a menace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 He has to back-track because the extreme right candidates he supports (il a parrainé MLP, but as a fellow journalist he is also very close to Zemmour) are both in difficulty over Russia, she because her campaign has had a big loan from a Russian Bank in the past and this year from Hungary https://www.lemonde.fr/election-presidentielle-2022/article/2022/02/02/marine-le-pen-a-obtenu-un-pret-de-10-6-millions-d-euros-d-une-banque-hongroise-pour-la-campagne-presidentielle_6112009_6059010.html; and Zemmour who has been supportive of Russia and even said that he was sure Russia wouldn't invade Ukraine which doesn't show very good judgement for a Presidential candidate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssomon Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Zemmour faked a "chance encounter" with locals in Moissac yesterday. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/tarn-et-garonne/montauban/mise-en-scene-lors-du-deplacement-d-eric-zemmour-a-moissac-le-candidat-rencontre-des-habitants-a-une-station-essence-qui-sont-en-fait-ses-militants-2495159.html#xtor=EPR-521-[france3regions]-20220313-[info-bouton5]&pid=726375-1589636708-4e8a2cdb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Not surprised to hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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