Marine Le Pen, France’s presidential contender, reiterated her intention to outlaw the Muslim headscarf in public if elected.
The remarks occurred during a presidential debate with President Emmanuel Macron, who warned that the move would risk France devolving into a “civil war.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen risks inciting a “civil war” in the European country if she is elected and implements her promises to prohibit Muslim headscarves in public.
On Wednesday, during a televised presidential debate, Le Pen stated that she stood by her contentious proposal to outlaw the headscarf, which she described as an “Islamist-imposed uniform,” but added that she was not “fighting against Islam.”
Macron retorted, “You are going to cause a civil war”.
“I say this sincerely.”
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