A large EU flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris to mark the start of France's six-month presidency of the bloc has been removed after it drew outrage from far-right and right-wing leaders
French authorities took down the giant blue flag after rightwing opponents of President Macron accuse him of"erasing" French identity.
French authorities took down the flag from the monument in Paris on Sunday, after rightwing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron accused him of "erasing" French identity. Beaune accused Macron's opponents of "desperately chasing after the sterile controversies of the far right," and he also denied any "retreat".
French President Emmanuel Macron, who has yet to say if he will run for re-election in April, defeated Le Pen in a 2017 run-off by 66 to 34 percent.
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