VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“My France isn't broken. I don't recognise that image you see portrayed in the media. My country is made up of lots of Frances. Paris, the regions; northern and southern France. We need to give power back to the people. Local governments can look people in the eye directly, so voters feel they have power over their own future, rather than politicians handing them their fate from up high in Paris.”
Anne-Catherine Loisier · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Loisier rejected the portrayal of France as broken, advocating for decentralisation to give power back to the people.
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