Jordan Bardella was attacked with an egg on his head during a book signing

The French far-right leader and Delphine Marine Le Pen, Jordan Bardella, did not win due to disappointment. After a teenager spilled flour earlier this week at an agricultural fair, N.A.P He was attacked by an egg On Saturday, he was signing copies of his book for his followers in the town of Moissac.

A 74-year-old man stood in line at the pavilion where the event was held. He threw an egg at BardellaWhich hit the French politician in the head without causing any harm, according to what the French newspaper “Le Figaro” reported, citing the gendarmerie forces. The elderly man was then arrested and detained.

The events occurred around 4pm and forced the signing of copies of the French politician’s book “What the French Want” (“Ce veulent les Français” in French) to be briefly interrupted. According to Bardella’s team, the exact description of what happened differs somewhat from the description given by the gendarmes: The man “He hit me with an egg” To the right of Le Pen, who was escorted from the scene before the event continued.

After what happened, and as the party detailed it, both Bardella and the National Group emerged I filed a complaint Against the man whose profile the authorities are investigating. The police have not yet been able to prove the relationship between the seventy-year-old and a demonstration that took place in the vicinity of the event.

“On the one hand, there were demonstrators protesting against Jordan Bardella, and on the other hand, in line, this man who attacked him,” the police said, adding that the investigation would clarify his motives. The suspect is currently detained on charges ofViolence against a person in a position of public authority Without causing injuries.

For his part, the leader of the national group informed his followers via X It’s fineWhile he thanked the “support” and “warm welcome” from the readers. “The further we advance, the closer we get to power, the more violence, fanaticism and sheer stupidity will be unleashed by the far left,” he wrote.

He also criticized the coverage of what happened On French television BFMTVConsidering that the columnist justified the attack with her “violent” and “anti-Islam” political comments.

This represents the second attack on Bardella this week A teenager covered him in flour While walking through the aisles of an agricultural exhibition in Vesoul. The young man was arrested and detained before being released.