FASHION designer Karl Lagerfeld has accused President Francois Hollande of destroying France's economy by imposing painful taxes on the rich, calling him an "idiot".
The creative director of French fashion house Chanel, whose clients stand to be most affected by the hikes, likened the president to Spanish Socialist former prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
"This idiot will be as disastrous as Zapatero was," Lagerfeld said.
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