French President Emmanuel Macron raised eyebrows and provoked a fair amount of shock on Tuesday when he warned people in France not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 that he would annoy them by limiting access to key aspects of life in the country.
Summary
- “I don’t want to piss the French people off… But as for the non-vaccinated, I really want to piss them off (emmerder).
- You will no longer be able to go for a coffee, you will no longer be able to go to the theatre.
- Macron, as he has done before, may have been referencing a famous quote by ex French president Georges Pompidou who said “Stop pissing off the French!
- “A president should never say that,” Le Pen said before accusing Macron of treating France’s unvaccinated as “second-class citizens”.
- Macron wants to stand for re-electionIn the same interview Macron said h wants to stand for a second term in April presidential elections but will only declare hisintentions once he is sure.