Front National’s Le Pen set for victory as Macron slammed over Algeria colonisation gaffe
FRENCH socialist candidate Emmanuel Macron has been forced to apologise after calling French colonialism a “crime against humanity”.
By SIOBHAN MCFADYEN
Express.co.uk
Sun, Feb 19, 2017
The 38-year-old, who is married to his former high school teacher, spoke about France’s control of Algeria this week but his remarks have backfired spectacularly.
Now he’s all but certainly handed Front National candidate Marine Le Pen an electoral gift as the pair go head to head in the France presidential election in April and May.
The independent En Marche! candidate was in Algeria when he made the comments which were immediately slammed back home.
He was referencing French rule in Algeria which ran for 132 years until it won a bloody war of independence in 1962.
The war started after dissatisfaction emerged in the majority Muslim population who wanted political and economic autonomy from France.
Mr Macron said: “Colonisation is part of French history.
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