VIDEOS. War in Ukraine: Mélenchon and Roussel do not “share” Jadot’s position on TotalEnergies – franceinfo

The environmental candidate accused the group “of being complicit in war crimes” because of its activities in Russia. Article written by Published on 03/25/2022 00:18 Updated on 03/25/2022 00:19 Reading time: 1 min. Yannick Jadot’s position on TotalEnergies continues to generate reactions. While the environmental candidate accused the French multinational “of being an accomplice in war crimes” because of its activities in Russia, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Fabien Roussel replied to him on Thursday March 24. The two candidates were guests of the program “Elysée 2022” on France 2. Asked about these remarks, the candidate of La France insoumise reacted with a cautious pout: “I think we have to be careful. It’s a situation horribly tense (…) Take it easy with the names of birds, it may not be the time“, he thus estimated. A little later in the evening, the communist candidate Fabien Roussel also distanced himself from the position of his environmentalist competitor. “I do not share that. The issue is much more important, more serious than throwing this kind of anathemas during an election period”, he declared, demanding to think with the European countries to “find the right solutions “. The industrial group announced on Wednesday a defamation action against Yannick Jadot, denouncing “unacceptable comments”, “extremely serious and unfounded”. For the ecologist, guest Thursday morning of franceinfo, “Total wants [l]e silence in the middle of the campaign for the presidential election”. He reiterated his statements. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share the link