Confusion as one of the front line candidate of the
forth-coming French presidential election Marine Le Pen bluntly refused to
grant a televised interview in the presence of an EU flat as she states clearly
her position never to associate with the European Union.
She insisted that for any interview to be done by her, the
French TV channel TF1 must first of all dismantle the union’s flag, thus stirring
a major upset leading into the presidential election.
Le Pen in a statement buttressing reasons for her action
said she is contesting to be a French president and, “not the European Commission.”
Insisting that only the French flag would be allowed to be behind her.
Therefore, in order to ensure a smooth televised interview,
the television agreed to dismantle the flag as requested by the Ms Le Pen.
According to a report, there was a written statement sent to
the studio stating that the EU “did great harm” to France and its citizens.
The European Commission’s representation in France responded
in a tweet, saying it was “proud of our flag, a symbol of unity solidarity and
harmony between the peoples of Europe”.
The election which is billed to start on April 23, will take
place across two rounds, where the French people will first vote for the
candidate of their choice to replace Francois Hollande this coming Sunday.
With the way things are currently, Ms Le Pen is expected to
do well in the first round running against Independent Emmanuel Macron,
Republican François Fillon, Socialist Benoît Hamon and Jean-Luc Mélencho. But will
likely lose to Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the election.
The French mandate the use of the European flag on rare
occasions such as Europe Day.
However, it is often displayed in public buildings.
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