Wave of Terror Attacks in France Spells Doom for Hollande’s Career
SputnikNews.com
29.07.2016
Terrorist attacks that have plagued France during the last 19 months have taken their toll on President Francois Hollande’s approval rating, putting his political career in jeopardy.
he deadly incident in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray church in Normandy, when a pair of knife-wielding men stormed a local church and murdered a priest, became the eleventh terrorist attack carried out on French soil since January 2015, when a pair of gunmen caused havoc in the Charlie Hebdo editorial office in Paris.
And as the date of the French presidential elections approaches, the current government is being constantly blamed for its apparent inability to ensure safety of the country and its citizens, according to Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
Both former French president Nicholas Sarkozy and head of the National Front political party Marine Le Pen are busy criticizing the president and his policies, and revelations of Nice police officials following the terrorist attack of July 14 do little to help improve Hollande’s standing.
Sandra Bertin, Nice police department representative, has declared that the Interior Ministry forced her to alter the report about the security measures in the city during the attack, in order to conceal the fact that police readiness was worse than the ministry claims.
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