Some newly elected officials from the National Rally have begun their mandates by removing the bloc’s flags from town halls
Paris has lashed out at right-wing mayors who have stripped European Union flags from town halls following their election wins. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has condemned the acts as a “betrayal,” framing them as an erosion of freedom and democracy.
The controversy follows municipal elections last month in which Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (RN) won in dozens of small and mid-sized towns, more than tripling its mayoral and council positions since the last vote.
In a symbolic gesture, some newly elected RN…
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