RN group leaders in the National Assembly urge Members of Parliament to depart from Facebook groups alleged to promote racism.
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It seems the big cheese of the RN gang at the National Assembly has given all their deputies the boot, and they gotta scram ASAP from various Facebook groups where they've been spouting some nasty racist remarks, according to what we've picked up from multiple sources on June 16. Our nosy little investigators say Renaud Labaye, the guy in charge, sent out a hefty message about this on the WhatsApp line of the National Rally deputies, after some juicy revelations came out.
Recent videos show that identity politics have blasted their way to the top of hot-button issues fueling elections in France. Apparently, quite a few members from the RN have raised eyebrows for belonging to private Facebook groups where they've spewed some racist trash. Online newspaper Les Jours, for instance, dug up nearly a hundred racially charged remarks in a group called "Jordan Bardella"[1]. When our investigators got in touch with the RN, they confirmed that these groups are in no way party-managed.
One of the deputies involved in the controversy casually mentioned to our reporters, "Yeah, I'm an admin of this group, but I never hang out there, and I don't even know how to lose my admin privileges. You know, sometimes you get put in groups you never go to."
The RN has been under the spotlight for quite a while now, thanks to their controversial ties with far-right ideologies and shaky handling of racist incidents. For example, one of their parliamentary assistants made headlines for being linked to a case involving extreme-right activists firing off racist slurs at singer Aya Nakamura[2].
The RN's views on racist remarks made by their deputies in private settings have yet to be made clear, but their overall political stance and past controversies suggest a complex relationship with anti-racist policies. With France dealing with a growing number of racist and homophobic attacks, which have been amplified by political tensions and the surge of far-right influences[3][5], it's a battle they can't afford to ignore.
In light of the recent controversy, Renaud Labaye, the RN's leader, has directed his deputies to swiftly depart from Facebook groups where racist comments were made, as reported by various sources on June 16. This incident comes amidst the heated French political landscape, where identity politics have escalated to become a significant aspect of general news and war-and-conflicts, shaping election narratives in France.
