To everyone’s surprise, French President Emmanuel Macron went to Marseille this Tuesday, March 19, where he joined Gérald Darmanin, Éric Dupond-Moretti and Sabrina Agresti-Roubache to take stock of the ongoing anti-drug operations. The head of state wants “ put a stop to drug trafficking, ensure republican order, “clear place””. A visit to a sensitive area of the city and which comes after several police operations concerning the two main gangs in Marseille.
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With our special correspondent to the National Assembly, Charlotte Urien-Tomaka
“ Making life impossible for consumers and families of lookouts », for the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on a surprise visit to Marseille (south of the France), this is the path that must be followed by not giving in “ to no speech of defeat » in the face of drug trafficking. But, for the RN, this visit is a communications operation, because the executive’s methods are ineffective. “ Nothing workssays Franck Allisio, RN deputy for the twelfth constituency of Bouches-du-Rhône, It’s just communication. There are no results, nothing is done. The president is still doing electoral and political tourism. »
“ I don’t believe in the magic of these apparitions »
For Benjamin Lucas, environmentalist deputy for Yvelines, it is also an operation intended for the media: “ This is the method of the President of the Republic, of excessive communication, centered around himself “. His communist colleague from Bouches-du-Rhône, Pierre Dharéville, criticizes a lack of resources to fight against this trafficking: “ I don’t believe in the magic of these apparitions. If there is a concern on the part of the executive around these issues of trafficking, and everything that accompanies this trafficking, that is so much the better, but it requires long-term action. This requires resources for public services and I see that today, we are not at the level. »
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On the majority side, the president did well to address the subject. For Mathieu Lefèvre, Renaissance deputy for Val-de-Marne, “ today he is helping to clear the way. Clearing the way means regaining freedom for citizens, regaining public tranquility. This is obviously a presidential project, given the scale of drug trafficking in our country. »
A few months before the European elections and with results at half mast in the polls, the president’s trips are expected to increase.
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