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Far-right National Rally suspends MEP Nicolas Bay from party roles
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 19, 2022 03:19pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Feb 16, 2022 09:05am |
| Description | PARIS — The National Rally stripped MEP Nicolas Bay of all his official roles within the party on Tuesday over allegations he was sharing campaign information with Marine Le Pen’s rival Eric Zemmour.
In a statement sent to party managers, the far right party’s executive committee said they had received “confirmation that Nicolas Bay was taking advantage of his presence in the top committees of the campaign in order to transmit strategic and confidential elements … to our direct rival Eric Zemmour.”
Zemmour, a former TV pundit and anti-immigration hardliner, emerged as a surprise presidential candidate in November last year, promising a no-holds-barred approach to immigration and law and order. It was an open secret in French political circles that Bay is about to switch sides and back Zemmour, the latest in a series of defections that have included Senator Stéphane Ravier and MEPs Gilbert Collard and Jérôme Rivière. |
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