(FILES) This file photo taken on March 22, 2016 shows president of the European Social and Democratic Rally (RDSE) at the French Senate, then senator Jacques Mezard, delivering a speech prior to a vote on measures to revise the constitution to toughen the fight against terror following the November 13 jihadist attacks on Paris at the French Senate in Paris. Jacques Mezard was appointed Agriculture minister on May 17, 2017 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU