"The date of May 11, it was decided by a single character, the President of the Republic, without putting it in front of concrete means", denounced on Radio J the leader of rebellious France, accusing Emmanuel Macron of "often give us the impression of being totally over-excited".

Jean-Luc Mélenchon said on Sunday "very worried" on the eve of deconfinement in France because the measures decided by the government for a gradual return to work and school "are once again of the great anything ".

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"It could all go very wrong"

"The date of May 11, it was decided by a single character, the President of the Republic, without putting it in front of concrete means", denounced on Radio J the leader of rebellious France, accusing Emmanuel Macron of "often give us the impression of being totally over-excited". "We are announcing the proportions of trains and subways, but we do not know how many people will come (...) tomorrow (Monday May 11), you will have thousands of people on the platforms" and the security officers will having to "touch the person who does not have a mask with his arm or shoulder, either because he could not afford it or because he does not have sufficient civic conscience".

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"You are asking them to commit suicide with these people? All of this risks going very badly," fears Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who claims free masks for everyone. Regretting that there is "no common deconfinement policy in Europe", he also reiterated that he "did not agree to take a risk with the kids" by sending them to 'school.

"People, they will make a living"

Regarding the return to work, Jean-Luc Mélenchon called "workers to form health collectives", accusing President Macron of having "abolished the health, safety and environment committees in companies". "People, they are going to make a living, they are not going to kill themselves for the happiness of a business," he insisted.

In a series of tweets, Jean-Luc Mélenchon then attacked the president of the Île-de-France region Valérie Pécresse (ex-LR), whom he described as "ignoble politician". "Ile-de-France residents, never forget: insufficient public transport tomorrow is Pécresse!", He wrote.

Ile-de-France, never forget: insufficient public transport tomorrow is Pécresse!

- Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) May 10, 2020

Earlier in the morning, Valérie Pécresse lashed out at Europe 1 "political forces in the country who want to plant the recovery", quoting "the friends of Mr. Mélenchon".