Likud Lawmaker Endorses Le Pen, Defying Israeli Boycott Of National Front
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Knesset Member Oren Hazan from Likud endorsed far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in a message posted today on his official Twitter account.
“Madam Le Pen, I endorse you for tonight’s debate and for the second round [of the election] – to build France’s future,” reads Hazan’s tweet, originally published in French.
Madame Le Pen, au débat ce soir j’apporte mon soutien, aussi au second tour – pour la construction de l’avenir de la France ??@MLP_officiel
— אורן חזן (@oren_haz) 3 mai 2017
National Front’s leader Marine Le Pen will face centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron in the election runoff on Sunday.
The Israeli government officially boycotts the National Front. In January, a visit of the party’s secretary-general to Israel and his meeting with Young Likud Chairman had sparked controversy.
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