A fact that angered the directors of the National Rally. Joris Hébrard, deputy for the 1st constituency of Vaucluse, was sanctioned on Friday with a reprimand by the executive office of the far-right party for having attended the inauguration of a mosque of the Franco-Turkish cultural association in Pontet, in the outskirts of Avignon.
The deputy was heard on Friday morning. During this interview, he recalled “the political line of the National Group: the intransigent fight against all forms of communitarianism as well as the rejection of foreign influences, in particular Erdogan’s Islamist Turkey, on French national soil”, he specified. Provence.
Marine Le Pen “disapproves”
The RN executive office argued that this mosque was “openly linked to Turkish power and networks of influence”. Earlier in the week, Marine Le Pen reacted in person to the elected official’s participation in this inauguration. “It’s a personal initiative that I clearly disapprove of,” she said Wednesday.
Marion Maréchal, a former member of the party now on the Reconquête! list, posted photos of the event on Twitter, showing the deputy smiling in front of the Turkish flag. She asked, in the process, for her exclusion from the party.
On the side of the deputy Joris Hébrard, we suppose. contacted by France Interthe elected official argues “that the Turkish community is deeply rooted” in the town.
The parliamentarian, perhaps aware of the symbol, however had not shared photos of the event on his Twitter account, which however broadcasts many other local visits.
Source: BFM TV
