Activists have slammed French Prime Minister Elisabeth Bourne for smoking an e-cigarette in a public session of parliament and called on authorities to take immediate action to punish her.
A video shared by activists on social media shows Bourne smoking a cigarette under his mask in the National Assembly, in the center of the chamber, during government inquiries on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
???? Elizabeth #Born qui “vapote” dans l’hémicycle de l’Assemblée Nationale… Vapoter dans un lieu à usage collectif est puni d’une mende pouvant aller jusqu’à €150. In a vu mieux comme exemplarité de la part d’un prime minister! pic.twitter.com/WD5XEGapmn
— Helen Laporte (@HeleneLaporteRN) July 22, 2022
The video also shows the French prime minister smoking while seal keeper Eric DuPont Moretti speaks into a microphone.
According to French media, this is not the first time that Elisabeth Bourne has been seen smoking an electronic cigarette on a bicycle.
On February 16, while still Secretary of Labor, he did the same, this time in the Senate.
La ministre du travail Elisabeth Borne vapote tranquillou au Sénat. pic.twitter.com/mk9gDcXZPN
— Vilain Syndicaliste (@MarxFanAccount) February 16, 2022
Additionally, in January 2021, Oviez’s deputy, Maxim Minot, was also upset to see Elizabeth Bourne smoking an e-cigarette.
Sympa la Ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Insertion @Elisabeth_Borne Hang qui vapote tranquillement que je lui pose une question dans l’hémicycle…
Le nouveau monde est vraiment “particulier”…— Maxime Minot (@MaximeMinot) January 12, 2021
According to French public health law, smoking is prohibited in the workplace, indoors and outdoors for public use, and Parliament is no exception.
By doing so, the prime minister is in violation and is subject to a fine of up to 150 euros, in addition, the building official is subject to a fine of up to 450 euros if the planned signs are not installed. The principle of banning steam cookers
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