France's Prime Minister Interrupted A Woman Colleague's Interview And Caused A "Mansplaining" Controversy
The 35-year-old prime minister burst on the stage of Franceinfo during Valérie Hayer’s radio debate with the head of the party June 3.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has been accused of “manterrupting” or “mansplaining” after he interrupted a woman colleague’s interview on a radio channel.
The 35-year-old prime minister burst on the stage of Franceinfo during Valérie Hayer’s radio debate with the head of the party on Monday, June 3.
Attal then hugged and kissed Hayer, who is the lead candidate for the Renaissance Party – the party of Attal and president Emmanuel Macron – in the European elections, on both cheeks before ignoring her to launch into a three-minute speech about the importance of European cooperation on various issues, including climate change.
Attal's interruption drew criticism from opposition leaders, who described it as an example of "mansplaining" and "manterrupting," with some comparing it to a stunt from the quiz show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire".
Hayer herself denied any sexism in Attal's actions, stating she was "proud" to have him supporting her campaign and that "instrumentalizing the feminist cause only harms it. Real sexism is believing you can think for me".
Hayer has largely failed to score with the public in the campaign for the election.
The French far-right won the elections on June 9, in a major setback for the ruling Renaissance party.
Macron announced on Sunday, June 9, that he would dissolve the French parliament and called for a snap parliamentary election, with the first round on June 30.
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