Le Pen’s Anti-Semitism Problem Is Back as Official Quits Over Nazi Comments
- National Front’s acting head questioned elements of Holocaust
- Macron visits site of World War II massacre in central France
Macron Trying to Reach Beyond the Elites
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The National Front’s history of anti-Semitism intruded on the French election campaign again on Friday as polls suggested front-runner Emmanuel Macron’s 20-point lead may be narrowing a touch.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right party forced acting president Jean-Francois Jalkh to step aside after comments from 17 years ago questioning the Holocaust resurfaced in the French media, Le Pen’s political adviser and partner Louis Aliot told RMC radio. As Le Pen’s team tried to play down the incident, Macron was visiting the site of a Nazi massacre, drawing attention to his rival’s troubled background.