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The National Rally had bet on sobriety and respectability on the benches of the Assembly. But is his strategy undermined following the controversy over the racist remarks of deputy RN Grégoire de Fournas?
Five months ago, for the legislative campaign, Grégoire de Fournas, the deputy sanctioned for racist remarks in the National Assembly, stood alongside Jordan Bardella. He was even expected to be the party’s spokesperson. But his racist remarks made, Thursday, November 3, in the Assembly could well change the situation. Elected RN since 2015, Grégoire de Fournas appears committed in all respects.
The image of the National Rally tainted?
However, on social networks, it seems customary to slip up on African immigration. In 2019, he responds to Herwan, a black internet user who is worried about possible racism in his town: “If Herwan wants to be with black people, he can go to Africa”. On a market in Pas-de-Calais, where the RN gathered more than 70% of the votes in the presidential elections, the words of the deputy cause little stir. “All of France thinks we have too many immigrants now, everyone says that”, said a resident. An RN executive fears that the controversy will tarnish the respectable image that the party is trying to display.