Eric Ciotti, leader of right-wing Republicans party, ignites firestorm by endorsing alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron.
Eric Ciotti, leader of right-wing Republicans party, ignites firestorm by endorsing alliance with Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally for snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron.The leader of France's traditional conservative party has backed an alliance with the far-right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his party and fury from the government.
With less than three weeks to go before the first round, Macron faces opposition alliances crystallising on the left and right and warnings that his bet could backfire.poll published on Monday suggested just 19 percent of people would back him, compared to 34 percent for the National Rally.
But Ciotti's move, which he said was aimed at creating a"significant" group in the new National Assembly after the elections, risks tearing apart his own party. Accusing him of"betrayal" for having"made the choice of collaboration with the far right", he called on party members to vote to determine what they thought of the deal.
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