Marine Le Pen's National Rally Plans to "Sanction" the Wearing of the Veil with a Fine
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The RN MP for the Somme Jean-Philippe Tanguy had mentioned on Sunday evening his party's plan to subject women wearing the veil in the public sphere to fines. A proposal confirmed the following day by Marine Le Pen, and immediately defeated by several presidential candidates.
The issue of the veil in France has shifted from a debate about religious dress to a broader battle over the identity of the Republic, its secular boundaries, individual freedom and the role of the State, after the National Front Party announced that it intended to impose fines on those wearing the veil.
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At 10 months before the presidential elections, the deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy said on Sunday that the National Rally intended to impose a fine on the wearing of the Islamic veil. But is this bill, carried by the party for several years, really feasible?
The far right party starts its presidential campaign by relaunching its proposal to ban sailing in public space. An idea defended by Marine Le Pen since 2012, despite internal doubts and a high legal risk. Some of its opponents on the right are beginning to venture on the same ground.
The National Assembly intends to prohibit the Islamic veil in public space if it comes to power in 2027. However, a measure that would encounter several legal obstacles, from religious freedom to...
The MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy said on Sunday that his party intended to ban the wearing of the veil in public space. According to the specialists of public law, the measure would undoubtedly be unconstitutional.
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