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Colmar Region. Political Zapping: A Complex Strategy

Colmar Region. Political Zapping: A Complex Strategy

The poster for the 42nd Alsace Eco-Bio Fair inspired (or drove) Phil Umbdenstock to despair. Drawing by Phil Umbdenstock
The poster for the 42nd Alsace Eco-Bio Fair inspired (or drove) Phil Umbdenstock to despair. Drawing by Phil Umbdenstock

During the inauguration of the Alsace Eco-Bio Fair in Colmar on Thursday, May 29, there was a minor clash between activists from the Farmers' Confederation and Brigitte Klinkert over the vote on the motion to reject the Duplomb Law, which advocates the return of a banned pesticide. In short, by voting for this rejection, the MPs, like Brigitte Klinkert, ensured that the bill would not be debated in the assembly. Hence, a dialogue of the deaf between the confederation's activists and the MP.

"We represent the exact opposite of the agriculture you advocate," comments Xavier Sengelen, a market gardener at the Truttenhausen farm in Bas-Rhin. "What do you know about it? I advocate the same thing as you: agriculture close to...

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Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace

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