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"The responsible is me". That's what the President of France, Emmanuel Macron stated for the first time in the revelation scandal that one of his security chiefs had attacked two protesters during a protest, a case that engulfed him The worst political crisis since coming to power
"We can not be a boss only when all is well (… "I answer the French," said Macron, said Tuesday the deputies of his parliamentary group.
In parallel, the French executive closed its ranks Tuesday around the president. The Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, badured Tuesday that "nothing has been hidden" in the case of Alexander Benalla rejecting the accusations of opposition that Macron wanted to cover this splattering scandal that was his bodyguard during the 2017 presidential campaign and is described as a pillar of the presidential security apparatus.
Benalla, 26, attacked two protesters to disperse a protest in a Parisian square on May 1, wearing a helmet and a police bracelet, but the case was revealed last Wednesday after the newspaper Le Monde broadcast a video filmed by witnesses.
The Elysee learned of the incident a day after the events, but did not inform the court of the existence of the possible crime, as stipulated by the law.
Macron's security counselor, who had first been sanctioned with a 15-day suspension without pay, was fired and charged with violence in the meeting and usurpation of duties after that the press unveiled the case, almost three months after the facts.
"I understand that some people wonder if the sanction taken was sufficient", said Philippe during a questioning of the government in the French National Assembly, admitting that although "a Republic strives to be exemplary is not always perfect".
Republicans, Conservative MPs, announced that they would submit a no-confidence motion to the government, although it is unlikely that they will overthrow it thanks to the vast majority enjoyed by the Presidential Party, LREM, in the Assembly. [19659010] "I accept my decision"
Macron Chief of Staff Patrick Strzoda also defended his case before a parliamentary commission investigating the incident, explaining that had not seized the courts because he felt that He added that, as no complaints had been filed against Benalla and that an badysis by the organ the National Police's surveillance had revealed no irregularities, it has not seen any evidence. no need to inform prosecutors.
Strzoda also stated that he had decided "only" to suspend Benalla. "I understand that it may be considered that it was not adequate, but as far as I am concerned, I badume my decision."
According to an Elabe poll, 75% of the population thinks that the president "should speak to the French."
This political crisis is the most serious one facing Emmanuel Macron since his election in 2017.
According to an Ipsos poll published on Tuesday, the popularity of the president who had promised an "exemplary presidency" is at 32%, its lowest level since September 2017, period of demonstrations against its reform controversial work
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