Réunion Island: Édouard Philippe again refuses to call colonization a 'crime'

Édouard Philippe, a presidential candidate, reiterates his refusal to describe colonization as a 'crime' during a visit to Réunion Island.

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The local left condemns his remarks as 'historical blindness' made in late August.

The controversy reignites debates over colonial memory in France.

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