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Marine Le Pen opposed to ethnic statistics in the name of the “unity” of the country

2020-06-15T11:40:29.327Z


Marine Le Pen rejected on Sunday on LCI the idea of ​​ethnic statistics, a prelude according to the president of the National Gathering to " positive discrimination in the American way ", and risking leading to " division " and " conflict " in the country. See also: Call of June 18: controversy surrounding the arrival of Marine Le Pen on the island of Sein " Are we going to set up the American w...


Marine Le Pen rejected on Sunday on LCI the idea of ​​ethnic statistics, a prelude according to the president of the National Gathering to " positive discrimination in the American way ", and risking leading to " division " and " conflict " in the country.

See also: Call of June 18: controversy surrounding the arrival of Marine Le Pen on the island of Sein

" Are we going to set up the American way of calculating people based on their color?" It's not my vision. I have a deeply republican vision , "said the former presidential candidate. Government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye suggested Saturday to reopen " in a peaceful and constructive manner the debate around ethnic statistics ", banned in France. According to the president of the RN, " they are used to prepare positive discrimination in the American way " with for example " points ", according to the skin color, to enter the university. " I know it leads to division, conflict, violence " and " I want peace in my country, serenity, unity", Insisted the member for Pas-de-Calais.

As for the idea put back on the table by the Minister of the City Julien Denormandie to delete the word " race " from the preamble of the Constitution, Marine Le Pen tackled it: " it is indeed an En Marche vision ". " Deleting the word will remove the evil?" She asked. In the protests against racism and police violence on Saturday, Marine Le Pen saw " a surge of hatred towards the police, and therefore towards the Nation ".

Regarding the banner deployed in Paris by identity activists and bearing the inscription " Justice for the victims of anti-white racism ", she held that " we must fight against all racism ", while " we have the feeling that the victims of anti-white racism, which exist, are swept away ”. Finally, MarineLe Pen protested against the deterioration of statues and monuments linked to French colonial history or the slave trade, in the sights of anti-racist activists: “ there is no question of unbolting the statues, of rewriting 'history '.

Read also: "Police violence": Marine Le Pen calls for the resignation of Christophe Castaner

Source: lefigaro

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