The authors described themselves as soldiers from the younger generation of the military, a so-called "generation of fire" that had seen active service. We are talking about the survival of our country, the survival of your country," said the latest letter, which was addressed to Macron and his cabinet. "We are not talking about extending your mandates or conquering others. She had also been blamed by some in the government over the previous letter, which was signed by a handful of officers and around 20 semi-retired generals. Prime Minister Jean Castex meanwhile told Le Parisien newspaper that the letter was a "political manoeuvre" by the "extreme right".īut it was welcomed by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, seen as Macron's main rival for next year's presidential election.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, a close ally of Macron, accused the anonymous signatories of the second letter of lacking "courage" while Defence Minister Florence Parly dismissed it as part of a "crude political scheme".
The letter, posted on the website of the right-wing Valeurs Actuelles magazine late Sunday, echoes the one published by the same publication last month but appears to have been written by an unknown number of younger troops still in active service.
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