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Florence Bergeaud-Blackler
is a doctor in anthropology and research fellow at the CNRS. In 2023, she published
Frérisme and its networks, the investigation
, with Éditions Odile Jacob.
LE FIGARO. - The mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium, canceled a conference to which around forty participants were invited, including Éric Zemmour, Viktor Orban and Nigel Farage. The Council of State decided and, ultimately, the event was maintained. How do you view this matter
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Florence BERGEAUD-BLACKLER. –
This international conference, planned for a long time, was to bring together around forty participants, intellectuals, politicians or researchers, including myself. But, over the past week, several levers - including antifa demonstrations - have been used to have it canceled. It was Philippe Close, PS (socialist) mayor of the municipality of Brussels, who first banned it. The conference was then moved to the Sofitel Hotel, which ultimately gave up…