The government is “mainly responsible for what is happening”, denounces Éric Coquerel the day after the violence of October 17

The government is "mainly responsible for what is happening", denounces Sunday October 18 on franceinfo the deputy La France insoumise of Seine-Saint-Denis Éric Coquerel, after the day of social mobilization on Saturday and the violence which punctuated it.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu called on LFI to “choose its camp” between that of “the Republic and therefore of the police”, and “that of the thugs”. “All of this is provocation,” retorts Éric Coquerel. “Our camp is very clearly on the side of those who mobilized” on Saturday. “We were only in peaceful gatherings,” he insists.

“This government does not understand the anger there is in this country.”

“This government, which was defeated [during the legislative elections] in July 2024, continues to govern as if nothing had happened, and it is experiencing this backlash,” he insists. “If this government intends to get away with only a police response, a judicial response, accusations from this or that person, I think it does not understand the situation that it itself has triggered for years.”