Emmanuel Macron condemned: French president slated as ‘bandit’ as shock poll shows fury

EMMANUEL MACRON has been condemned as a "bandit" and "opportunist" by French leftwing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon due to his response to the coronavirus pandemic. The number of people who have died after contracting the coronavirus in France neared 26,000 on Wednesday, though this coincided with a sharp decline in ICU numbers.