The government official was not injured, but a member of his team was taken to hospital with a broken jaw.
In Paris, unknown persons attacked the representative of the French government, Prisca Thevenot, and her team. Politico reported this on Thursday, July 4th.
The incident happened on the night of July 3. MP and party member Renaissance President Emmanuel Macron was putting up election posters in his Hauts-de-Seine constituency when he was attacked by a group of people.
The government official was unharmed, but a member of his team was taken to hospital with a broken jaw. Several people were detained.
“Tonight, candidate Prisca Thévenot and members of her campaign team were attacked by four men in Meudon while they were putting up campaign posters. Violence and intimidation have no place in our democracy. They have no place in our Republic,” said the French Prime Minister. Gabriel Attal.
We remind you that on June 30, voting ended in the first round of parliamentary elections in France. The far right party won National Association.
French President Emmanuel Macron called on the country’s citizens for “democratic unity” in the second round of parliamentary elections to confront the far right.
Source: korrespondent
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