Hollande raps corporate London Olympics

During a visit to London on Monday 30 July, Hollande said the problem with the London Olympics is that “there are simply too many corporate seats.”

“The problem is that there are simply too many corporate seats. It will be up to French organisers to sort out this problem if a bid for future games is to be successful,” said Hollande.

Furthermore, Hollande said his Socialist government was opposed to corporate greed and was only interested in winning medals, asserting that “We don’t talk of money, we talk of gold.”

The French President also expressed his disapproval of corporate clients who were given free tickets which they did not use.

Hollande’s criticisms come as most of the Olympic events in London have been spoiled by rows of empty seats.

“In theory only £60 tickets are available. In reality it is difficult to believe the whole stadium is going to be anywhere near full. Why can’t school children from Harrow be allowed to fill the seats?” Hollande said in an interview with PoliticsHome.

Moreover, a recent ComRes survey has shown that 42 percent of the British people believe the London Olympic Games will not be worth their £9.3 billion cost.

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