New French Ban on Islamic Garb Seen as Thinly Veiled Attempt by Macron To Steal Le Pen’s Thunder

The move comes as France’s interior minister tells a French newspaper it is ‘quite probable’ Marine Le Pen will win the next presidency.

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France's National Rally party leader, Marine Le Pen, on April 24, 2022, at Paris. Thierry Chesnot/Getty Images

When is a crackdown on attire often associated with Islamic religious extremism not just about choice of wardrobe? In France today, political one-upmanship is very much in fashion, and the hot new trend for fall — especially if your designer label is Macron — is giving an elbow to your chief rival on the right, Marine Le Pen, the former and likely future presidential candidate. 

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