• Jérôme Rodrigues, seriously injured by the glare of a de-encirclement grenade during a demonstration in 2019, would have called to vote for Emmanuel Macron for the second round of the presidential election?

    This is the claim that is spreading on social networks.

  • This figure of "yellow vests" has brought a firm denial.

  • “Neither Macron, nor Le Pen”, summed up Jérôme Rodrigues.

He denounces “fake news”.

Jérôme Rodrigues denied having called to vote for Emmanuel Macron for the second round of the presidential election.

Several messages, relayed thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, claim that this figure of "yellow vests", who was blinded in 2019 by the glare of a disencirclement grenade thrown by a police officer, called to vote for the outgoing president.

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“I have never, ever […] called for a vote for Macron”, strongly denied Jérôme Rodrigues in a live on Facebook on Sunday, denouncing “bullshit” widespread on the Web.

He also denied any support for Marine Le Pen: "Those who have followed me for three years know that I will not give my vote to either one," he said, alluding to the outgoing president. and the RN candidate.

The accusations arose after Jérôme Rodrigues took part in a demonstration on Saturday where one of the slogans was "neither Macron nor Le Pen".

The watchword had been relayed by Jérôme Rodrigues on his Facebook page.

He had explained this position, arguing that the two candidates “are only acting in favor of their class interest.

That of the bourgeoisie, that which exploits women, men and children all over the world.

The one that destroys our social achievements, the one that murders through its police, the one that destroys flora and fauna.

The one who sells us dreams through a so-called middle class.

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Priscilla Ludosky, another figure in the "yellow vests" movement, also called for not putting ballots in the ballot boxes for Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

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