“A personal initiative that I very clearly disapprove of. Against all odds, a member of the National Rally participated in the inauguration of a mosque in the Vaucluse. On Friday, March 17, Joris Hébrard cut the ribbon for the brand new "cultural and worship center" of the Franco-Turkish Cultural Association of Greater Avignon (ACFTA). The elected official has followed the construction of the building since its beginnings, when he was mayor of Pontet in 2014, going so far as to lay the first stone.
This inauguration disturbs the top of the party. "It's a personal initiative that I very clearly disapprove of," reacted Marine Le Pen at a press conference on Wednesday, reports France Inter. Regarding a possible sanction, the president of the National Rally group in the National Assembly seems to rule out this idea. "We'll see, we'll discuss it. […] You know, it's a bit like with the taxman, there's room for error, but it's once, I think. »
Marine Le Pen's entourage wants to be less harsh with Joris Hébrard, claiming to see no "ideological problem" there. The elected representative of the first constituency of Vaucluse is also vice-president of the France-Turkey friendship group of the National Assembly. This is why he "knows her well", adds the entourage of the former presidential candidate, before recalling that "it was the previous UMP mayor who had given the building permit and sold the land".
