Government spokesperson describes La France insoumise report back to the press as “totalitarian and conspiratorial” | EUROtoday

The authorities spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, described, Wednesday February 25, as “totalitarian and conspiratorial” the report of La France insoumise (LFI) with “all or part of the press”notably after the group of a press convention by Jean-Luc Mélenchon excluding the normal media.

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During the report of the council of ministers, Mme Bregeon additionally strongly denounced as “an absolute shame” the phrases, based on her “absolutely despicable”of the candidate (LFI) for mayor of Paris, Sophia Chikirou. “Insoumise” described sure journalists as “small-footed Nazis”based on a video just lately printed on social networks.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon virulently criticized on Monday the media remedy reserved for the dying of radical far-right activist Quentin Deranque and the accusations of LFI which adopted, throughout a press convention at which solely the “alternative digital media” have been invited.

A tense local weather between LFI and the press

“I don’t have a problem with the media, it’s the media that has a problem with me”hammered the founding father of LFI in entrance of a number of influencers, on-line media and various media, typically marked on the left. Several media together with AFP-TV, Release and TF1 didn’t get hold of accreditation for this occasion.

“When Jean-Luc Mélenchon assumes responsibility for sorting the media, sorting the journalists and knowingly excluding the press that I would describe as traditional from a press conference, explaining that the editorial line that would be held (…) does not correspond to them, it is extremely serious”declared Maud Bregeon.

As for the phrases of the individual very near the chief of LFI, she felt that they need to “cause an uproar even within their party”. “That in a democracy we can trample on the work of journalists to this extent, ostracize a large part of the press and make such comments, it is deeply worrying”she asserted.

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