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French President Emmanuel Macron at the opening of the "Grand National Debate" in front of mayors in Grand Bourgtheroulde, January 15, 2019. REUTERS / Philippe Wojazer / Pool

Emmanuel Macron was this Tuesday afternoon in Grand Bourgtheroulde (Eure) to launch the "great national debate" in front of more than 600 mayors. Before that, he went to Gasny to attend a meeting of the City Council where he again showed himself by polemical remarks.

For more than two hours, Emmanuel Macron listened to the mayors without intervening. Unsurprisingly, access to public services, health, mobility issues, and taxation were addressed by elected officials. Sign that it is indeed a symbol of tax justice, the suppression " emblematic " - in the words of a mayor - of wealth tax has also been discussed several times at the launch of this "big" national debate ".

" Do not tell stories. It is not because we would give the ISF as a year and a half ago that the situation of a single young vest would improve, that's the pipe! Responded the president. Before adding it was not a " taboo " and that the reform had to be " evaluated ", reports our special correspondent to Grand Bourgtheroulde, Valerie Gas .

The Head of State then answered at length all the questions that had been asked. With a willingness to take his time to show his good will. He said he was open to facilities so that the limitation to 80 km / h on secondary roads is " better accepted " by the French while being " effective ".

New controversy

But even before his arrival at Grand Bourgtheroulde, Emmanuel Macron sparked a controversy. Speaking at a City Council in Gasny, the French president said: " People in difficulty, we will be more responsible for them, because there are some who do well and there are those who disconnect ."

While this day was to show its ability to hear the grievances of citizens, this little sentence has revived the accusations on contempt of the President of the Republic. " He makes a beautiful letter, and behind, he comes to put oil on the fire, denounces the deputy of France Uglil Ugo Bernalicis. Clearly, Emmanuel Macron does not want this debate. He wants to continue his roadmap. He is stretching the situation to the limit and going to the forefront of a tragedy because people will end up being exasperated. "

" I think we have to stop with these little sentences ," says LREM MP Bruno Bonnell. In the thousands of debates taking place in France, we will hear even more offensive things. I have heard many things about MPs that are much more difficult than that, especially with personal threats. "

I left at 13:30 from Rouen, I arrived here at 14h, I hid in a field and I started to enter the city center around 16h. In two hours I was checked seven times.

For the launch of the "great national debate", the "yellow vests" kept at a good distance Reportage Grand Bourgtheroulde 15/01/2019 - by David Baché Listen