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French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to continue greeting crowds during his travels despite being slapped in the face, sparking debate Wednesday about whether such walkabouts are wise in a fraught political climate and what the assault symbolized for the country.
Macron vows to defy security fears after slap Issued on: 09/06/2021 - 12:40 French President Emmanuel Macron was back greeting well-wishers just hours after the slap PHILIPPE DESMAZES POOL/AFP 3 min Paris (AFP) French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to greet crowds during his travels despite a security scare that saw him slapped by a man in the south of France, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Macron shrugged off his assault on Tuesday in the village of Tain l'Hermitage, calling it an "isolated event" and "stupidity", and he went to c...
French President Emmanuel Macron shrugged off the slapping incident and called it "isolated". Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to greet crowds during his travels despite a security scare that saw him slapped by a man in the south of France, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Macron shrugged off his assault on Tuesday in the village of Tain l'Hermitage, calling it an "isolated event" and "stupidity", and he went to chat with and fistbump onlookers later in the day in the nearby town of Valence. "Obviously his trips are going to continue: the president will remain in c...
France mulls 'deterioration' of public debate, political 'anger' after Macron slapped Issued on: 09/06/2021 - 21:47 French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for a lunch in Valence on June 8, 2021, during a visit to the French department of Drôme, site of the infamous slap. © Philippe Desmazes, AFP 4 min French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to continue greeting crowds during his travels despite being slapped in the face, sparking debate Wednesday about whether such walkabouts are wise in a fraught political climate and w...
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will continue to greet crowds during his travels despite a security scare that saw him slapped by a man in the south of France, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Macron shrugged off his assault on Tuesday in the village of Tain l'Hermitage, calling it an "isolated event" and "stupidity", and he went to chat with and fist-bump onlookers later in the day in the nearby town of Valence. "Obviously his trips are going to continue: the president will remain in contact with the French public," government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. "It w...