Politics · France · 4 hrs ago
French RN leader says France does not discriminate, while acknowledging racism exists
Sébastien Chenu said France is not a racist country in a radio interview on Monday.
Chenu leads the National Rally group in France’s National Assembly.
His comments followed an interview on US network CBS in which National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said there was no discrimination in France.
Chenu acknowledged that racism and discrimination do exist, while saying discrimination is mainly social and that racism affects people of different backgrounds.
He also said France has taken many steps to prevent discrimination.
The remarks came days after a suspected racist attack in Trappes, in which the main suspect is accused of killing Pengo Bossio Wangi, a 26-year-old Black French man, and injuring seven others.
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Sébastien Chenu said France is not a racist country and does not discriminate.
The National Rally parliamentary group leader acknowledged that racism exists in French society.
Chenu said discrimination exists in France but is mainly social.
His comments followed Marine Le Pen’s interview on the US network CBS, where she said there was no discrimination in France.
The remarks came several days after a suspected racist attack in Trappes that killed a 26-year-old Black man and injured seven others.
- Who
- Sébastien Chenu, leader of the National Rally group in France’s National Assembly, made the comments.
- What
- He said France does not discriminate, while acknowledging that racism and social discrimination exist.
- When
- Monday, 9 November 2026.
- Where
- On franceinfo in France.
- Why
- He was responding to Marine Le Pen’s comments on CBS about discrimination and racism in France. The interview followed a suspected racist attack in Trappes.
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Marine Le Pen said on CBS that there was no discrimination in France.
Sébastien Chenu discussed racism and discrimination on franceinfo.
A suspected racist attack in Trappes killed Pengo Bossio Wangi and injured seven other people.
- Speaker
- Sébastien Chenu
- Role
- Leader of the National Rally group in the National Assembly
- Interview outlet
- franceinfo
- CBS interview
- Marine Le Pen said there was no discrimination in France
- Trappes attack
- One person killed and seven injured
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What people are saying
La France n'est pas un pays raciste, elle n'exerce pas de discriminations
les discriminations existent mais elles sont surtout sociales
Le racisme existe dans notre société
aucune discrimination en France