Sarthe: a great-great-niece of De Gaulle joins RN for senatorial elections

Virginie de la Fresnaye, a great-great-niece of General de Gaulle, is joining the RN list in Sarthe.

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Mayor of Courcelles-la-Forêt, she will appear on Marie-Caroline Le Pen’s list.

This move reflects the far-right party’s strategy to attract local figures.

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