Macron accused the Israeli minister of meddling in the French election

Last Updated on July 12, 2024 8:16 am

The country’s President Emmanuel Macron has accused Israel’s Minister of Immigration Amichai Chikli of interfering in the recently concluded national elections in France. He also complained to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this issue.

This information was given by the Russian media RT in a report citing the US media Axios.

On June 30, France’s parliamentary elections took place. Amichai Chikli gave an interview to Israel’s radio station Kan Broadcaster four days earlier. In the interview, he said, “If Le Pen (Macron’s main rival, right-wing leader Marine Le Pen) becomes the president of France, it will be great news for Israel.” I can present at least 10 arguments for this. If he becomes the president, then it is good for the state of Israel in every way.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally won the first round of the French parliamentary elections.

The second round of voting was held on July 7. The left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NFP) won. But no party got the majority in the second round of voting. As a result, a hung parliament is going to be formed.

According to Axios last Tuesday (July 9), Macron called Netanyahu the day after the interview with Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli. Called up, he said, Amichai Chikli’s statement is completely unacceptable and amounts to election interference.

According to reports, Netanyahu assured Macron that he had ordered all his ministers to refrain from commenting on the French election.

Marine Le Pen is known as a hard-right politician in France. His party National Rally has always been vocal against Muslim immigration. The current head of the National Rally, Jordan Bardela, is Le Pen’s confidant and confidant.

In an interview last month, Bardela said that his party is absolutely not in favor of recognizing Palestine. National Rally believes that recognizing Palestine and recognizing terrorism is the same thing.