French Political Class Shows Solidarity with Belgium: Reacting to the Recent Terrorist Attack

2023-10-16 22:30:00

The French political class expresses “its affection and solidarity with the Belgian people”

The French political class expressed Monday evening its “solidarity” with Belgium on X (formerly Twitter), following the attack perpetrated by a man, currently on the run, who killed two people with a gun in Brussels. “Our hearts are in Brussels, with the victims and our Swedish friends following this heinous attack”said Stéphane Séjourné, secretary general of the Renaissance presidential party, calling for “fight Islamist terrorism to the end”. “Let’s not let these criminals divide us! »he added.

“Terrorism is advancing, threatening our values, our lives and those of our children”reacted Eric Ciotti, the boss of the Les Républicains (LR) party. “Let’s not tremble anymore, let’s act before they strike!” », he said. For the National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen deplored “a new Islamist terrorist attack”addressing all his thoughts “to the victims, their families and loved ones, as well as the Belgian people and the Swedish people in this terrible ordeal”.

“Affection and solidarity with the Belgian people struck by a terrorist act”reacted the president of the deputies of La France insoumise (LFI) Mathilde Panot, addressing her thoughts “to all the victims’ loved ones”.

The PS mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, whose city was hit by the attacks of November 13, 2015, claimed to be “all hearts with our brothers and sisters in Brussels” and she addressed on behalf of the inhabitants of the French capital “our thoughts to the victims of this new attack”. “Terrorism is the war of cowards”affirmed Olivier Faure, the first secretary of the PS, who addressed his “thoughts of solidarity for Brussels in turn prey to Islamist fanaticism”.

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