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| Turkey condemns Macron’s ‘dangerous’ claim of interference in presidential election | Turkey condemns Macron’s ‘dangerous’ claim of interference in presidential election |
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| Turkey’s foreign ministry has condemned President Emmanuel Macron’s “dangerous” claim that Ankara is spreading “lies” to interfere in France’s upcoming presidential contest, as he prepares to run for re-election. | Turkey’s foreign ministry has condemned President Emmanuel Macron’s “dangerous” claim that Ankara is spreading “lies” to interfere in France’s upcoming presidential contest, as he prepares to run for re-election. |
| The statement from Hami Aksoy, the Turkish foreign ministry’s spokesperson, follows claims earlier this week from Macron on French television that risked further damaging relations between Paris and Ankara. | The statement from Hami Aksoy, the Turkish foreign ministry’s spokesperson, follows claims earlier this week from Macron on French television that risked further damaging relations between Paris and Ankara. |
| The French president claimed on Wednesday that Turkey is “playing on public opinion” and engaging in a “politics of lies” that are “spread by media controlled by the Turkish state,” and lashed out at Arab media outlets, such as Al Jazeera, which are “controlled by Qatar.” | The French president claimed on Wednesday that Turkey is “playing on public opinion” and engaging in a “politics of lies” that are “spread by media controlled by the Turkish state,” and lashed out at Arab media outlets, such as Al Jazeera, which are “controlled by Qatar.” |
| Aksoy criticized Macron for making “dangerous” claims that are “unacceptable and contrary to the friendship and alliance” between the two nations, describing the French leader’s allegations as “unjust and inconsistent.” | Aksoy criticized Macron for making “dangerous” claims that are “unacceptable and contrary to the friendship and alliance” between the two nations, describing the French leader’s allegations as “unjust and inconsistent.” |
| The war of words is the latest dispute between the two nations after relations hit an all-time low last year, following a number of terrorist attacks in France and, in response, the introduction of a new law to tackle “radical Islamism” and “Islamist separatism” in the country. | The war of words is the latest dispute between the two nations after relations hit an all-time low last year, following a number of terrorist attacks in France and, in response, the introduction of a new law to tackle “radical Islamism” and “Islamist separatism” in the country. |
| Last year, as the row over France’s response to radical Islam escalated, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Macron needed to “have a mental check” and, referencing the elections in 2020, said he didn’t think the French president had “a long way to go.” | Last year, as the row over France’s response to radical Islam escalated, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that Macron needed to “have a mental check” and, referencing the elections in 2020, said he didn’t think the French president had “a long way to go.” |
| With French voters heading to the polls in 2022, Macron, who leads the centrist La Republique En Marche movement, is expected to end up in a runoff with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party. Recent polling has shown Le Pen leading the incumbent president 27% to 24%. | With French voters heading to the polls in 2022, Macron, who leads the centrist La Republique En Marche movement, is expected to end up in a runoff with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party. Recent polling has shown Le Pen leading the incumbent president 27% to 24%. |
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