“Nothing beats the land”: Gabriel Attal takes the pulse of “rural France” in the Rhône

2024-01-20 22:48:15

On the corner of a chair in the municipal hall of Orliénas (Rhône) 17 kilometers from Lyon, Pascale, felt-tip pen in hand, hastily writes a letter to the Prime Minister. His request: his land, located near the school, is not buildable. A shortfall experienced as an “injustice” by this modestly retired resident. A few minutes later, in the crowd of selfies, she ended up giving it to one of Gabriel Attal’s advisors. Because the head of government, who came to the Rhône this Saturday, January 20, in contact with “rural France”, is constantly questioned, here by a teacher, there by a farmer.

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“The Prime Minister is in a communications strategy which consists of increasing the number of trips to meet the French. Out of 36,000 municipalities, it fell on ours. Why not, it will be an opportunity to introduce him to our town,” had nevertheless expressed his annoyance a few hours earlier, in Progressthe mayor of the village of 2,600 inhabitants, Olivier Biaggi (without label).