The man who aimed the flour at Valls, was protesting against a French parliamentary procedure known as "49.3" to force unpopular bills through parliament.
"We do not forget the 49.3. We don`t forgive it," he screamed while aiming the flour on Valls as he entered a side-street cafe. The man was detained by police.
Valls has said he would like to see the powers in the `49.3` clause limited to budget legislation only. Changing it would require a constitutional reform which requires parliamentary votes and can involve a referendum.
However, Valls himself had used the so-called Article 49.3 of the constitution to force through a controversial labour reform this year while he was prime minister, upsetting fellow Socialists in the process.
Valls has said he would like to see the powers in the `49.3` clause limited to budget legislation only. Changing it would require a constitutional reform which requires parliamentary votes and can involve a referendum.
However, Valls himself had used the so-called Article 49.3 of the constitution to force through a controversial labour reform this year while he was prime minister, upsetting fellow Socialists in the process.
"There is nothing worse than a campaign where nothing happens. We even got a little bombed with gluten-free flour," Valls also quipped during a campaign stop later.
French ex-PM Manuel Valls gets flour-bombed by protester during campaign walk - VIDEO
23 December 2016
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Manuel Valls, the ex-French Prime Minister and leading candidate in the Socialist presidential primary, was flour-bombed by a protester in the northeastern city of Strasbourg on Thursday during a campaign walkabout at a Christmas market.
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