How Marine Le Pen fell out with the German far right

Marine Le Pen meeting locals at the 'carrefour de Ngwezi' near Chirongui during her visit to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in April. Photograph: Ali Al-Daher/AFP via Getty ImagesThe tropical island of Mayotte seems a million miles away from European politics. But last month it triggered a row that has deepened the rift between two of the European Union’s largest far-right parties.

The AfD “would do better to deal with Germany’s problems”, she said, adding she intended to give her allies “a few lessons in geopolitics”. Asked about the AfD’s view on Mayotte, Louis Aliot, the RN’s vice-president, told TF1 television: “They were allies in the last parliament. We will see if they are in the next one.”

In contrast, the AfD, which was founded in 2013 by Eurosceptic economists opposed to the euro-zone bailouts, is now dominated by ethno-nationalists who argue Germany should quit the EU. The RN and AfD both belong to the far-right “Identity and Democracy” group in the EU parliament. Yet some observers think that may change after the election.

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