- Woman throws flour over Francois Hollande as he speaks at Paris housing summit
By
Kerry Mcqueeney
Last updated at 7:12 PM on 1st February 2012
A leading candidate in France’s presidential election was left covered in white powder when a woman dusted him in, what was thought to be, flour during an appearance at a campaign event.
The protester – a 45-year-old woman – ran to the side of the podium where Francois Hollande was speaking and dumped the white powder over him in front of a packed audience in Paris.
Mr Hollande, who is the leading presidential candidate in the 2012 election, was at at the event to sign a ‘social contract’ in favour of housing for all.
Flour bomb: The unidentified woman throws the white powder over French Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande as he makes a speech
Doused: Hollande was speaking at a housing crisis summit in Paris when he was targeted by the woman
Body guards who jumped in to protect Hollande also took a dusting.
After security guards restrained the woman, she was carried from the stage by her hands and feet.
At first Hollande seemed bemused by
the attack, but he quickly regained his composure and as he continued
his campaign appearance.
Despite his face, glasses, hair and
suit being covered in flour, he proved he was all-white as he carried on
with signing the housing crisis pact just seconds after the attack.
After the attack, the woman shouted
that she had been suffering from an injustice but did not go in to
specific detail about her case.
Hollande has consistently led polls, well ahead of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Flour power: Body guards who jumped in to protect Hollande also took a dusting
He’s all-white: The French Socialist Party candidate continues to sign a housing crisis pact seconds after being doused with flour
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He reacted LIKE A BOSS! Not concerned with being flour bombed, he jumps straight into reading whatever it is he has in his hand.
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Sorry, it’s me again. I neglected to mention, Full marks to the camera man, for a picture that must surely be a contender for action picture of the year.
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Having given consideration to the result of this good ladys flour throwing skills. I don’t think I have ever seen such a brilliant spread of such a large amount , so enveloping its target ever in my life. I think she could make a good living hiring herself out as a professional flour thrower, certainly in the whole of europe, though I guess she may be in such demand in Britain and France, it would be impossible for her to find the time to visit other countries.
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The French big gob who said we would be full of fury and rage if Cameron were on the receiving end of such an attack. Is miles wide of the mark ,as far as I am concerned ,nothing right now would be able to give me more cause for merriment and good cheer.As for comparing a French male with our Queen you couldn’t be further from the truth,she’s made of far sterner stuff than that.
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When you desire to top Sarkozy’s eggs benedict and become the next French president, the first rule is not to use flour but egg yolks to stabilise the emulsion of butter and lemon juice. Mr Hollande, how dare you not remember this.
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Just like the French to meekly succumb to an attack. He will be a fitting French President
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he is trying to develop a housing programme for all people , and this is the thanks he receives .
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i wonder how much Sarkozy paid the protester? lol
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He took it passively like a man. Look on Youtube as Bill Gates gets a pie in the face and shrieks like a little girl.
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Sacré rubbish puns! Somehow if it had been Cameron or (perish the thought) her royalest majesty on the receiving end of the flour bomb, I doubt this article would have been full of chortlesome puns. There’d be FURY and OUTRAGE and much shaking of fists. Perhaps that’s why they call it home pride.
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