200,000 sign petition against creation of official ‘First Lady’ job for Brigitte Macron

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Brigitte Macron…64 years of age…A former school teacher…The wife of the President …And possibly France”s first lady…… a status that has never officially existed in the country.One that faces stern opposition.During his election campaign, Emmanuel Macron said he would create the position for his wife…… and pledged it would not be paid for from the public purse.In fact he has since passed a law…… stopping MPs from hiring members of their own family.// Today, he”s facing a people”s revolt.And that”s come in the shape of a petition…… which started two weeks ago.By Monday midday, it had already collected…… 198,000 signatories.The online campaign demands that no public money be set aside for the First Lady role.(DLS) “Brigitte Macron currently has a team of two or three aides, as well as two secretaries and two security agents. That”s enough.”Brigitte is no stranger to controversy.Back in May, she was subject to a series of…… sexist and misogynistic slurs.THIS — because of the age difference between her and the President.And also — because she famously went from being Macron”s teacher to his wife.The latest controversy adds to the French leader”s troubles after…… he announced budget cuts and launched a divisive labour reform.And So, Macron”s popularity continues to plunge…… putting an end to his honeymoon period.Polls last month showed he had dropped seven percentage points — with only 36 percent of the French public saying they were happy with their young president.

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