Eric Ciotti's call for LR alliance with French far right 'an accident that's been waiting to happen’
The 'hard-right' leader of France's main right-wing party on Tuesday backed an alliance with the far right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government. While the Republicans' party leader Eric Ciotti's announcement came as a shock to many, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham Paul Smith explained that "this has been a slow train coming: There is a part of Les Républicains that feel closer to the far-right National Rally.”
The 'hard-right' leader of France's main right-wing party on Tuesday backed an alliance with the far right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government. While the Republicans' party leader Eric Ciotti's announcement came as a shock to many, Associate Professor in French History and Politics at the University of Nottingham Paul Smith explained that "this has been a slow train coming: There is a part of Les Républicains that feel closer to the far-right National Rally.”
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