Insoumis leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in London on Saturday, while LR boss Éric Ciotti hailed "a historic moment" for the British.
While the Head of State Emmanuel Macron, present at the coronation, congratulated the monarchs "friends of France", Jean-Luc Mélenchon regretted that "while dripping on television the disgusting syrups of the monarchy […] so much people live in misery", during a speech at a demonstration in Marseille.
For the leader of the Insoumis and former deputy of Bouches-du-Rhône, "in front of a people who have been so humiliated by neoliberal policies, this cinema with this man covered in disguise, jewels and precious stones, has something disgusting".
It “reminds us of why we are so deeply Republican,” he added, quoting Saint-Just and Robespierre: “Kings are monsters who accept such a display in the face of so much suffering. »
Insoumis MP Alexis Corbière denounced for his part "the media saturated by the coronation ceremony of Charles III" and "gorged with silly pro-monarchist comments".
"It's the choice of our British friends, he conceded, but we French people are republicans, because the monarchy is an undemocratic aberration. »
A historic moment for the British people, King Charles III has just been crowned monarch of the United Kingdom within Westminster Abbey. I send him all my congratulations and wish him all the best as the head of the United Kingdom. pic.twitter.com/zjHSlF4aEe
On the other side of the political spectrum, Republican boss Eric Ciotti hailed a "historic moment for the British people", tweeting all his "congratulations" to King Charles and all his "wishes of success to the head of the United Kingdom".
And for the leader of the LR deputies in the National Assembly, Olivier Marleix, "the coronation" in London "reminds us of what the nation itself is sacred. Long Live the King! “, he tweeted.
