
The image of French President Emmanuel Macron on a "Jet Ski", after his appeal to French citizens to "save energy", has heated up debates in France. Lawmakers and social media users accused the president of being "two-faced".
The situation is worsening in Europe due to record temperatures due to climate change. Droughts are severely affecting energy production and agriculture, while riverbeds are drying up across Europe. This shows that countries like France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands face the risk of water shortage. The 44-year-old leader was pictured relaxing at Fort de Brégançon on the Mediterranean coast not long after his impassioned speech on energy conservation.
Macron, who was on vacation with his wife at the Riviera Mansion, went into the sea, sunbathed and apparently did not give up his old habits despite his call and spent a lot of time on the Jet Ski
The French president, who has previously made headlines for his choice of holiday entertainment, has once again angered environmentalists after he was photographed speeding through the waters of the Mediterranean in a jet engine that consumes significantly more petrol per kilometer than a average car. .. while fires ravage France.
According to Elysee rules, ministers must take their vacations to "a destination compatible with the exercise of their responsibilities" within a two-hour flight from the capital in case their emergency presence is required.
Macron, who was re-elected for another five years in France's top job last spring, is still carrying out presidential duties between tanning sessions.
Announcing that Austria, Germany, Greece, Poland and Romania have come to help fight the fire in France, leader Emmanuel Macron says "European solidarity at work". He made the post on Twitter.
In the comments written on social networks, the expressions 'criminal' and 'eco-hypocritic' have been repeated for Macron. The French also commented that Emmanuel Macron does not understand climate change.