French abroad Minister Jean-Noel Barrot attends the National Assembly gathering in Paris on 24 March 2026. © Adnan Farzat/NurPhoto via Getty Images
The French government powerfully criticized right-wing mayors who, after winning the election, removed the flags of the European Union from the Town Hall. abroad Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned these actions as a "fail", presenting them as an erosion of freedom and democracy.
Controversy was triggered by local elections held last month, in which the right-wing National Assembly (RN) Marine Le Pen won in dozens of tiny and medium-sized French cities, winning more than 3 times as many mayors and councillors as in the last election.
In a symbolic gesture, any recently elected RN mayors began their word of office by removing EU flags from town hall.
In at least 2 cases, the mayors themselves removed the flags and published the video on social media.
1 of them said the only ‘decent’ The flag is simply a blue-white-red French flag.
“This is simply a betrayal of who we are” – wrote Barrot on Tuesday on X.
"This flag [EU] is the flag of possible hope; it is the flag of freedom, justice and democracy" He argued.
Headed by an experienced politician Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella organization chairman, the Eurosceptic RN is the largest opposition organization in France, holding a majority in parliament..
The organization has long argued that EU policy undermines France's sovereignty, peculiarly as regards borders, migration and economical regulations.
It advocates a stricter immigration and asylum policy, prioritising French citizens with respect to social benefits and reforms that give national law precedence over EU rules.
The RN had previously called for a referendum on the exit of France from the EU, and ‘Frexit’ was the central subject of her run in 2017, but has since withdrawn from this post.
In the municipal election of 2026, RN candidates campaigned, focusing on security, financial management and local identity, frequently under the slogan "Safer and better managed city".
Le Pen besides criticised any aspects of EU policy towards Russia, calling for greater emphasis on diplomacy.
Le Pen, a three-time presidential candidate who reached the second circular of elections in 2017 and 2022, was removed from power last year after the French court convicted her of embezzlement of EU funds.
He's denying that charge.
Her protégé, Bardella, remains a leading figure in the polls before the 2027 presidential election.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/636976-france-right-wing-towns-eu-flags-betrayal/
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