Macron-Le Pen pass of arms around the veil
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen had a tough battle around the veil and secularism during their debate between two rounds, the head of state accusing his opponent of “betraying the French spirit and the Republic “.
“Betraying the spirit of France and the Republic”. This is what Emmanuel Macron criticizes Marine Le Pen, who had a tough battle around the veil and secularism this Wednesday evening during their debate between two rounds.
“I am for the banning of the veil in public space, I said it in the clearest way”because ” the veil is a uniform imposed by the Islamists” and “a large part of the young women who put it on cannot do otherwise in reality”assured the candidate of the National Rally towards the end of this debate. “We must free all these women, we must push back the Islamists and for that, I believe, we must ban the veil in public space”she hammered.
“What you are proposing is a betrayal of the French spirit and of the Republic”retorted the president-candidate, accusing his opponent: “you will create civil war if you do this”. “France, homeland of the Enlightenment, of the universal, would be the first country in the world to ban religious symbols in public space”but “secularism is not fighting a religion”he added, promising that with him “there will be no ban on the headscarf, nor the yarmulke, nor any religious signs in the public space”.
Asked about Muslims, Marine Le Pen assured “not wage war against their religion”. “In a number of cases, they are themselves victims of Islamists” and “on the contrary, it is to defend the Republic, to defend equality between men and women, to defend secularism to oppose these Islamists”she assured.
“Ms. Le Pen, we are talking about religion (…) you cannot explain that a law which prohibits the veil in public space is a law against radical Islamism”launched the outgoing president. “Well if”replied his opponent.“My arms are falling off me”, launched Emmanuel Macron.
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