Elected officials attacked: "By going in the direction of the people, they desecrate themselves"
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El diputado francés del partido La Républica En Marcha Stéphane Claireaux (izq.) Discusses con unos protestantes opuestos a las restricciones por el covid-19 y al pasaporte sanitario el 9 de enero de 2022 en su casa en Saint-Pierre Jean-Christophe Lespagnol AFP
By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow
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Death threats, car fire, physical or verbal attacks, incivility towards deputies, mayors or their deputies are increasing.
More than sixty deputies from the presidential majority have received death threats because of their support for the government's health policy.
Interview with the sociologist and philosopher Raphaël Liogier, professor at Sciences Po Aix-en-Provence.
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This weekend again in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the deputy of La République en Marche Stéphane Claireaux, was targeted by projectiles in front of his home, during a demonstration against the health pass.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, the phenomenon has experienced a very strong increase in recent months.
Raphaël Liogier is the author of
The war of civilizations will not take place
(CNRS éditions).
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