Was It Right Not To Invite Le Pen To The Paris March?

[ichkeria]

http://www.newsweek.com/front-nationals-le-pen-accuses-leaders-playing-politics-over-charlie-hebdo-298132

[Zacs-Master]

Has lePen openly criticised Islamic extremists?

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

/// Has lePen openly criticised Islamic extremists? ///

Does this answer your question?

http://www.newsweek.com/marine-le-pen-calls-bring-back-death-penalty-after-paris-shooting-297742

/// In a video address to the French public Le Pen branded the shooting “a terrorist attack carried out in the name of radical Islam.” ///

Interesting to note however that the Far-Left did not receive an invite to the ‘Republican march’ yet the Far-Left did.

*** Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right Front National, expressed her “regret” over not being invited to the ‘Republican march’, despite wanting to attend, and casting doubt over the genuine motives behind the event. ***

*** Meanwhile Olivier Besancenot from the far-left Anti-Capitalist Party, who was invited to the march has refused to attend, accusing Hollande and Sarkozy of using the attacks as an “instrument of politics”. ***

[Zacs-Master]

Thanks AOG. Then, yes she should be there. But she appears to have flounced and gone away to sulk.

[ChillDoubt]

Thanks AOG. Then, yes she should be there. But she appears to have flounced and gone away to sulk.
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Or after the dreadful week's events and her party's performance in the European elections to prepare for government.

[Gromit]

No one is barred from going.

If she wants to go, she can do.

[Zacs-Master]

Gromit, she's said she will not go where she's not wanted.

[Gromit]

Then that is her choice.

[Brenden]

Maybe the country wants her,she should attend

[jno]

inviting Cameron but not Le Pen does seem odd.

[-Talbot-]

I thought it was all about 'le Pen' ?

[DTCwordfan]

It's a bit like not inviting AOG to the Ed's cocktail party....

[Gromit]

^
You heard about the incident over the Black Russian, last time?

[DTCwordfan]

Better not him see this then, Gromit.

http://www.1001cocktails.com/recipes/mixed-drinks/500057/cocktail-cuban-immigrant.html

[DTCwordfan]

Better not let - grrrr with my typing!

[ichkeria]

Le Pen is not banned indeed.
But the question was: Is Hollande's decision not specifically to invite her divisive or a welcome sign (if you are of that persuasion) that the state does not wish actively to court politicians who in the past have perhaps been very divisive themselves.

[mushroom25]

she may well have been left off the guest list because of the attitude (to recent events) of her father.
http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/01/10/jean-marie-le-pen-je-ne-suis-pas-charlie_4553403_3224.html

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// No one is barred from going.

If she wants to go, she can do. ///

Would you go to an event that you wasn't invited to?

[anotheoldgit]

/// DTCwordfan
It's a bit like not inviting AOG to the Ed's cocktail party....///

/// Gromit
^
You heard about the incident over the Black Russian, last time? ///

There was no incident over the Black Russian at the ED's cocktail party, I gave up smoking them years ago.

[sp1814]

AOG


We all attend public events without being invited. For instance, only those laying wreaths at the cenotaph are invited, but everyone else is free to attend without an invitation.

If Le Pen is the leader of a recognised political party with presence in the French parliament, then in my opinion, she should have been explicitly invited. At this time, the French should band together as a nation in denouncing these attacks - and there should be no partisan exclusions.

[jourdain2]

I rather agree with sp. France is banding together; this morning our little town held a silent protest (which I attended) by the war memorial.The 'Nous sommes tous Charlie' theme was explicit and the Marseillaise was sung (I did my best, bit wonky on some of the words, but so were they). The snub to Ms. Le Pen was felt to be political point-scoring and was very much resented by those of all political persuasions. The ones I spoke to anyway.