Le Pen described Puigdemont as a “criminal” and assured that she would ban his presence in France: “We will be tough”

The general appearance of the Carles Puigdemont And the leadership of the juntas on French soil, using it as a center of operations for their independence activism, has been troubling the country’s authorities for some time, but until now no political leader had expressed their disapproval so forcefully Marine Le Pen. The leader of the National Group party, which is favourite to win legislative elections on June 30, warned that if they are the first force they will be “relentless” and will not allow Puigdemont to attack “the legitimate institutions of his country” from France.

French politics, very close to Vox and its leader Santiago AbascalHe said in an interview NewspaperThat the activities of Puigdemont and the juntas in his country are “a shameful situation that disgraces France, which once again serves as a reference point for criminals.” Therefore, he warns that “if we win the election this situation will not last long” and that France will no longer tolerate attacks on the institutions of countries that are “friends and partners,” such as Spain.

Puigdemont temporarily moved his residence to the south of France during the Catalan election campaign in May – “the Catalonia North“, according to the imagination of Catalan nationalism, which considers it part of the “Catalan Countries” – and holds all its rallies and events in the French towns of Elna and Argelers, a region where the ultranationalist party led by Le Pen has control.

In the same interview, Le Pen talks about the border proposal for the European Union, in which her party calls for establishing a double border between European countries, and assures that nothing will change for the Spanish, but rather it will prevent the entry of “immigrants from certain countries and then they can establish themselves in Europe”.

The French ultranationalist leader also referred to the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezbut did not want to evaluate the accusations of authoritarianism leveled at him by Vox because he prefers “not to put labels on foreign leaders”. However, she points out that if she were Spanish “without a doubt she would fight with Vox against an extremist socialist government that not only attacks the interests of her country, but also promotes a toxic European policy.”