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Didn’t Manuel Bompard expect this question? This Sunday, June 29 on Franceinfo and France Inter, the deputy La France Insoumise was invited to the program “Political Questions”. Faced with Carine Bécard, he reacted firmly to a question about the recent statements by Jean-Luc Mélenchon. “”What was launched this week by Jean-Luc Mélenchon is, we must no longer speak of a French language, but a Creole language ‘“, paraphrasée the journalist paraphrased. A formulation which immediately annoyed Manuel Bompard:”Frankly, I did not think that here, on France Inter, we would have the controversies of the Bollorésphere.”
“Far -right networks have sought to create a controversy on this subject”
The journalist insists: “Why did he say that Jean-Luc Mélenchon, was it just provocation?” “Have you listened to the Madame Conference? Look at at least one conference“, retorts the deputy, while the journalist admits that she did not follow him “Full“. “We organize a conference on the Francophonie. We say a simple thing is that the French language is not only France, it is a language that we have in sharing, with 29 countries in the world “, he develops.
Carine Bécard to revive: “From there to talking about a Creole language, it’s surprising or even shocking for the French, right? ” A question that his journalist colleague also takes up : “Is it provocative ‘? Is it to make buzz?“. Manuel Bompard to retort:”The French language is a creolization, it has evolved (…) I do not know why you are trying to make it a controversy, what message you try to get to people (…) I am surprised that you take it back because I saw mainly far -right networks come and seek to create a controversy on this subject that honestly does not deserve it.”
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During a conference on the Francophonie at the National Assembly on June 18, Jean-Luc Mélenchon had indeed declared: “If someone could find another name to qualify our language, it would be welcome. The French language is not the singular property of France, and especially not of those who would like to freeze the French identity in its language.”
The rebellious leader added: “Creolization is our key word. And if we want French to be a common language, it must be a Creole language “. “According to him, the Frenchman has enriched himself “From all sides”incorporating Arabic, Russian, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek and Latin words. “There is everything and that’s good“He explained.
A vision that causes an outcry to the right and the far right. The Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin hastened to reply: “The French language belongs to the French, it is our most precious heritage “, denouncing “An attack on French identity“.
