Socialist MEP threatened with death over wildfire prevention stance

Chloé Ridel, socialist MEP for Nîmes, has been receiving death threats on social media since publishing an op-ed calling for the closure of a racetrack in a wildfire-risk forest area.

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The fact

The MEP faces multiple coordinated intimidation and verbal violence attempts.

Specialised police units have been tasked with investigating threats against an elected official.

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Liberation

Le Parisien

Why it matters

Les menaces contre une élue pour son action publique constituent une entrave directe à l'exercice du mandat démocratique et révèlent les tensions autour des enjeux d'incendies en zones touristiques et forestières sensibles.

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