Europe 1
9:18 a.m., September 30, 2024
Exceptional guest of Europe 1 and CNews, the former President of the Republic spoke on the National Rally and in particular on the question of whether or not the party belongs to the Republican arc.
“I find it scandalous that people say that Marine Le Pen does not belong to the republican arc.” Invited to the microphone of Europe 1 and CNews this Monday morning, Nicolas Sarkozy spoke in particular about a criticism often made by the New Popular Front. Because for the former President of the Republic, even if he never wanted to make an alliance with Marine Le Pen, this kind of remark is simply “absurd”. “A party which has the right to present candidates in elections is republican. A party which has more than 100 deputies is republican,” he assured.
Asked later about France Insoumise, he admitted that “anti-Semitism in France began well before them. They are not the beginning of history, but they made comments that can be described as anti-Semitic. ” He also pointed out “communitarianism which was not born with Mélenchon, but which was industrialized with Mr. Mélenchon. But it started well before. And Mr. Hollande, everyone is surprised by the alliance that he did with the New Popular Front But it has always been like that!”
