She left the fight against pension reform to her troops and flew to Dakar this week.
The objective for Marine Le Pen was to leave the benches of the National Assembly for a time and to "
weave links with important personalities, (...) perhaps the president
" Senegalese, indicated Louis Aliot, first vice -president of the National Rally (RN).
A meeting which, according to Marine Le Pen's entourage, took place last Wednesday for "
nearly an hour
".
Following this interview, the head of the RN group at the National Assembly gave an interview to ITV Senegal.
“
We discussed the place of Africa, and particularly of Senegal, in the Council of Nations.
I am pleading for a place for Africa on the UN Security Council
,” said Marine Le Pen before being asked about anti-French sentiment in Africa.
“He despises everyone”
"
I don't think we can blame France but certainly French leaders,
" she says, directly targeting the President of the Republic.
“
Between the Dakar speech
(Nicolas Sarkozy declared in 2007 that
“African man has not entered history enough”
, provoking a controversy, editor’s note)
, Emmanuel Macron’s behavior... I understand that Africans can say to themselves: “All in all, is there still this affection?”
»
The French head of state, criticizes Marine Le Pen, “
behaves with great contempt
”.
“
Africans are not the only victims, the French are too.
He despises everyone, including the people he leads.
" A contempt which, according to the leader of the RN, would go so far as to question the sovereignty of Senegal: "
To respect the sovereignty of a country, and in this case that of Senegal, is to accept that Senegal make decisions and not seek to impose a behavior or position on them.
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