the boss of the gendarmerie denounces an “inadmissible” RN poster | EUROtoday
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Lhe newest marketing campaign on social networks of the National Rally is making folks cringe. A photograph exhibits a gendarme from behind. The caption: “I’m a police officer. On June 9, I vote for Jordan Bardella! Because I need the French to dwell in safety in a rustic the place order is revered and the place folks don’t danger their lives for a sideways look, on June 9 I’m voting for Jordan Bardella's record! » A publish which rapidly grew to become controversial, as noticed The Parisian.
The director basic of the nationwide gendarmerie, Christian Rodriguez, rapidly took up this exploitation: “You seem to be unaware that military status prohibits this type of message. And the least we can expect is that you respect the gendarme and his status, in these periods when his commitment can lead him to the worst consequences,” he replied on X (ex-Twitter). And he insisted: “This message is unacceptable. »
A “completely legal” communication
Shortly after, the RN reproduced this tweet, this time with the army. Enough to harass Sébastien Lecornu, the Minister of the Armed Forces: “Respecting the Republic means NEVER using the army which protects the Nation for electoral purposes. »
The National Rally defended itself, affirming that its communication is “completely legal” as a result of the poster doesn’t present the “face of a gendarme”. “We publish visuals on many professions,” he retorts.
According to the Defense Code, “opinions or beliefs, significantly philosophical, spiritual or political, are free. However, they’ll solely be expressed outdoors of service and with the reserve required by the army state. This rule applies to all technique of expression. »
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