Euroconservativ
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- Dec 5, 2011
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/w...position-vote-comes-up-too-close-to-call.html
During the campaign, Mr. Copé — a driving force behind a 2011 law that banned the wearing of the burqa, or full veil, in public — adopted a more divisive tone, focusing on themes like stricter immigration laws and the reinforcement of France’s secularism, as a not-so-subtle response to fears of radical Islam.
Last month, in “A Manifesto for an Uninhibited Right,” Mr. Copé wrote that the suburbs of France’s biggest cities had become bastions of “anti-white racism”, a term much discussed and mocked in the French news media
Copé, a non practicing jew, opposes gay marriage. Most in his party are not religious and still oppose gay marriage:
Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage - World news - Europe | NBC News
Jean-Francois Cope, who is hoping to become leader of the opposition centre-right UMP party in an internal contest with ex-Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Sunday, sent a letter of support to the protesters.
During the campaign, Mr. Copé — a driving force behind a 2011 law that banned the wearing of the burqa, or full veil, in public — adopted a more divisive tone, focusing on themes like stricter immigration laws and the reinforcement of France’s secularism, as a not-so-subtle response to fears of radical Islam.
Last month, in “A Manifesto for an Uninhibited Right,” Mr. Copé wrote that the suburbs of France’s biggest cities had become bastions of “anti-white racism”, a term much discussed and mocked in the French news media
Copé, a non practicing jew, opposes gay marriage. Most in his party are not religious and still oppose gay marriage:
Protests in French cities against plans to legalize gay marriage - World news - Europe | NBC News
Jean-Francois Cope, who is hoping to become leader of the opposition centre-right UMP party in an internal contest with ex-Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Sunday, sent a letter of support to the protesters.