Paris (AFP)
Main political reactions to Emmanuel Macron's fourth speech Monday on the coronavirus crisis:
Christian Jacob, president of the Republicans (AFP): "Emmanuel Macron has given himself up to an essential educational exercise, he has sketched a calendar on deconfinement on the basis of scientific data, it will now be necessary that the stewardship and logistics will follow. All of this will depend on its ability to really sound the general mobilization. Words will no longer suffice. We can see the delay we have taken in masks, equipment, tests ... We must now anticipate the restarting of the economy, sector of activity by sector of activity. "
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of LFI deputies (on TF1): "He has just announced a deconfinement on May 11 but a deconfinement without planning the conditions for deconfinement, it is extremely dangerous! My first reaction c is to tell people: above all, stay confined. "
Olivier Faure, first secretary of the PS (on TF1): "On May 11, we need guarantees of feasibility, we will see, it is an ambitious objective, which we must share, we must put all our joint efforts to but it’s an ambitious goal and you have to have the logistics that go with it. "
Gilles Le Gendre, patron of LREM deputies (on Twitter): "LREM deputies salute the milestones of the COVID19 deconfinement set by Emmanuel Macron from May 11 which reconcile health security, economic recovery and social justice. They will be by his side to build the 'project of concord' and 'refoundation of the after'. "
Sébastien Chenu, RN spokesperson (on Twitter): "The self-justification of Emmanuel Macron plunges us into sanitary and economic vagueness, does not call into question the EU and does not answer the real questions (delays in orders from test and masks, cancellation of charges for PME, tests in Ehpad ..) ... Draft and not up to par. "
Manon Aubry, LFI MEP (on Twitter): "The government has managed the crisis so well so far that it keeps the same strategy: adapt health instructions to the shortage. Result: no massive screening and 5 months to test only the sick. We will therefore continue to sail blind. "
Julien Bayou, boss of EELV (on Twitter): "Macron decides to extend the confinement until May 11th. Why make such a heavy decision on your own, why doesn't the Assembly have its word Macron: "testing all French people would not make sense." And the asymptomatic? And people who think they have had the coronavirus? It is madness to read the health guidelines on testing capacities. "
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, president of Debout la France (on Twitter): "Without national borders, without masks or sufficient tests, the deconfinement of E. Macron with schools open from May 11, endangers the French! 'Conversely, I propose a progressive deconfinement for those who will be tested and protected from masks. "
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