President of France Emmanuel Macron condemned today the “unacceptable and uncharacteristic” attack on his wife’s great-niece Bridget on the sidelines of a demonstration against pension reform.

“These are unacceptable and unjustified actions,” he said upon arrival at the Council of Europe summit in Reykjavik.

“Violence has no place in a democracy. No form of violence can be justified,” he stressed.

The first lady of France expressed outrage at the “cowardice, stupidity and violence” of the attackers.

The attack was condemned by members of parliament from right and left parties.

“I am in full solidarity with my family,” she said in a statement sent to AFP. “I have repeatedly condemned this kind of violence, which can only lead to worse,” he added.

“THAT Jean-Baptiste he had the courage to stand up to the cowardice, stupidity and violence of a group that I leave to characterize justice,” he added.

Last night, in the middle of it city ​​of Amiensin northern France, after a TV interview given by Macron, the 30-year-old Jean-Baptiste Tronier, was identified and targeted by a group participating in a demonstration during which protesters banged pots and pans. Demonstrations of this kind have been going on for weeks to protest the government’s approval of pension reform without a vote in parliament.

As the father of the deceased told AFP, Jean Alexander Tronier, the attackers beat him on the head, arms and legs, cursing “the president, his wife and our family” before fleeing when three bystanders, as he described, intervened. With this act of aggression, “I’m afraid we’ve crossed a line,” he commented.

According to a police source, eight people were arrested and are still in custody. According to Jean-Alexandre Tronier, the perpetrators of the attack were six men and two women.

He expressed regret that although there is “no financial connection” between the chocolate factory and Tronier and his presidential couplethe premises of this business, which was founded great-grandfather of Brigitte Macronhave been regularly attacked on the sidelines of protests since Macron came to power.

Politicians from different parties quickly responded to the incident. “It’s getting worse and worse! Now it’s the turn of the family of the president of the republic,” commented the deputy-majoritarian. Carl Olive.

“Yes to democratic dialogue, no to violence and terror,” complained the head of the right-wing Republican Party. Eric Kioticalling for “merciless” punishment of those responsible for the attack.

OUR Left also condemned the attack. “Any violence against people is unacceptable,” the left-wing deputy emphasized. Alexy Corbier. “Hitting a politician’s ‘little nephew’ to get to the second one is an act of cowardice.”