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More than two hundred professors, researchers and staff from the Collège de France are calling to oppose far-right candidates during the two rounds of the legislative elections. A position which does not result from a political a priori but from the observation that its program harms research.
We, professors, researchers and staff of the Collège de France, determined to defend the rule of law and the principle of equality without distinction of origin, deeply attached to the values of Europe, we call on the scientific community and the whole citizens to block far-right candidates during the two rounds of the legislative elections.
This position does not result from a political a priori but from the observation that the program of the main party of this movement (1), if we read it correctly, seriously undermines the independence and international openness of research. This program does not only intend to abolish the right of the soil, reserve social benefits for French families or privatize public broadcasting; it also claims to reduce the rights of dual nationals and to remove France from the controls of constitutional law and international law in areas as essential as family reunification and the fight against discrimination. All of these measures are contrary to our values.
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