“Our ambassador and troops are forced to leave Niger in degrading conditions. This is a serious failure of French diplomacy,” said Marine Le Pen
Marine Le Pen and protest against France in Niger
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Sputnik Brazil The troop withdrawal and the departure of the French ambassador from Niger, Sylvain Itté, are taking place under humiliating conditions, it is the failure of French diplomacy, said Marine Le Pen, leader of the rightwing Rassemblement National (National Reunification) party, on France Inter station radio . “The reality is that we were expelled from Africa. Our ambassador and troops are forced to leave Niger in degrading conditions. This is a serious failure of French diplomacy,” Le Pen said.
She noted that the decision to leave Niger was not made by France and that French President Emmanuel Macron had “no choice.” “He misjudged the situation because he thought that the junta’s power was more fragile than it really was and that ECOWAS [Comunidade Econômica dos Estados da África Ocidental] would intervene. “He was pushed against the wall and had no choice but to announce his withdrawal,” emphasized Le Pen.
On Sunday (24), Macron announced that the French military would withdraw from Niger before the end of the year. He also reported that France was withdrawing its ambassador from Niamey, Sylvain Itté.