Concerns are growing about political violence ahead of high stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked while campaigning.
Concerns are growing about political violence ahead of high-stakes parliamentary elections in France after a series of lawmakers were attacked on the campaign trail this week. French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team came under attack while canvassing on Wednesday night, the latest in a string of violent incidents involving French lawmakers contesting Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Her team isn’t the only one.
” Politicians from across the political divide came out quickly to condemn the attack and send a strong warning regarding election-related violence. Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, sent his “complete support” to Thevenot following the attack, calling for “calm and appeasement.” “For several weeks now, we have seen a multiplication of violence in the streets linked to the electoral campaign,” Bardella told CNN’s French affiliate BFMTV on Wednesday evening.
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