More than 190,000 people have expressed
their opposition toward French President
Emmanuel Macron’s initiative to create an
official First Lady status for his wife, Brigitte
Macron, as of Monday morning.
The online petition was published on the
change.org platform and created by Thierry
Paul Valette, the founder of the “national
equality” movement.
The organization’s aim is to combat
corruption and discrimination.
The petition specifies that, if enacted, the
special status would allow the first lady
benefit from the French budget. Having an
office, staff and an allowance from the public
purse are examples of some such benefits.
During his presidential campaign, Macron,
who took office in May, said that he wanted to
create the position for his wife in order to
clarify her status, promising that no public
funds would be used to pay her.
In 2017, Mrs. Macron played an active role in
her husband’s presidential campaign; a top
adviser was quoted as saying that “her
presence is essential for him”. Macron stated
that upon his winning of the French
presidency, his wife “will have the role that she
always had with me, she will not be hidden”.
Macron won the second round of the
presidential election on 7 May by a landslide
according to preliminary results, making the
candidate of the National Front, Marine Le
Pen, concede.
At 39, he is the youngest President in French
history and the youngest French head of state
since Napoleon. He is also the first president
of France born after the establishment of the
Fifth Republic in 1958.
Source: nta
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