Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s far-right National Rally party, was hit on the head with an egg Saturday, just days after another incident in which a protester threw flour at him.

Bardella was at an event in Moissac, southwest France, to promote his latest book when a man broke the egg on his head.

The suspected attacker, a 74-year-old man, was arrested and taken into custody for violence against a public official, prosecutor Montauban Bruno Sauvage told AFP.

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[–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Is it a tradition to throw eggs or flour at politicians in France? If so, it is a good tradition.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    I think people have been throwing produce for a long time in general. But there's a list of stuff thrown at politicians on wiki

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_of_objects_being_thrown_at_politicians

    I'm partial to the Australian "egg boy" because a ska band wrote a song about it

    https://abcnews.go.com/International/eggboy-teen-cracks-egg-anti-muslim-australian-lawmakers/story?id=61730581

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCVAOY76xo

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