Removing EU Flags Is ‘Betrayal,’ French Minister Tells Far-Right Mayors

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The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot condemned the gesture made by more primers after the winovers of the French municipal elections this month, by Eurosceptic and anti-immigrance formation of the National Meeting (NN), which placed the EU flag on the institutions to which they are administered. Barrot said, Tuesday that the gesture was made ...

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Several new Lepenists have removed the starred banner on a blue background from the front of their town hall. A decision that is not unanimous among the nationalists.

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Four RN mayors removed the starry symbol of the European Union from the facade of their city hall. A gesture that echoes the Eurosceptic past of the far right party, but that could frown some right-wing voters.

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In the local elections in France, the National Rassenmblement was able to win around 70 town halls, some of which have now been removed by the new mayors of the EU. The French Foreign Minister calls this "treason".

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In France, right-wing mayors have picked up EU flags from town halls, causing outrage and revealing some contradictions.