She was known for her boldness and political upheavals
Marie Le Pen.. Egyptian Coptic roots at the gates of the Elysee Palace
Marie Le Pen talked about her Egyptian origins previously.
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The French far-right candidate in the ongoing presidential elections, Marie Le Pen, has renewed her previous account of the extension of her family’s roots to Egypt, and the novel, which she touched in some detail this time, confirmed the testimonies of experts and genealogical sites, where they stressed that Le Pen is the daughter of an extended family who lived in the eastern Mediterranean ends. The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and one of these accounts was unique in referring to the introduction of her family with the return of the French campaign to Egypt, according to newspapers and websites.
Le Pen said on April 15, in a speech during her election campaign in Principe, that "her grandmother's mother, called Pauline, was born in Upper Egypt, and lived most of her years there, and gave birth to her grandmother in Upper Egypt, and then moved due to family circumstances to Alexandria."
Sources close to Le Pen told the Globe World News Eco that "Le Pen, aged 53, had previously referred to this matter in passing, and the last time was in 2017, but what many do not know is that the French presidential candidate has a fondness for the ancient Egyptian civilization and its effects, Which led to her exhuming and revealing her Upper Egyptian roots.”
French researcher Jane Mill told the newspaper, "What Le Pen mentioned about her Egyptian origins goes back to the French presence, which was growing in the East, in the early eighteenth century, when the French were fond of trade, fundraising and archaeological discoveries, and what this required of communication with the people." Al-Masry.” Milan continued, “The concentration of the Coptic population at that time was in southern Egypt.”
The newspaper pointed out that "Le Pen describes herself as (the Sphinx) who rises out of the rubble, which is related to her perception of her Egyptian roots."
French genealogy expert Jean-Louis Pocaronol told "Atlantco" that "Le Pen's grandmother hails from a family whose roots spread in Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, and its members married Italians, Jews and Arabs, and that Le Pen's grandmother married in 1907, a leader of works in French barns."
The Geberbert website, which is concerned with French family origins, confirmed that "Paulin gave birth to her in Egypt, and her grandmother's name is Beret Lalan, and she actually came from southern Egypt, and her paternal grandfather was a Frenchman who sold wine in Manduk."
In 2015, Agence France-Presse published a brief that said Le Pen had Muslim roots, but it returned and withdrew it immediately, apologizing that the publication was a draft of writing that had been placed in error, according to “Morocco World News.”
Abram Raji, on the “Forgotten Coptic History” website, said, “Some of the French have Egyptian Coptic roots, and that General Yaqoub the Coptic, he traveled to France with the French campaign upon its return, with Coptic and joint families, and among them were the ancestors of famous personalities such as, Elias. , the author of the famous dictionary, and Yohanna Al-Shaftichi, who helped Champollion decipher the Rosetta Stone.
It should be noted that Le Pen was known for her bold and stubborn personality, and she turned against her father, changed the name of the party to which she belonged to the National Rally, and removed a number of historical party leaders from leadership, including her niece, Marion Marechal, who considered herself The party's legitimate heir, which prompted the latter to join Le Pen's historical opponent, Eric Zemmour, out of a desire for personal ploy, according to press reports.
It is noteworthy that the website "Ost France" reported in a report on Le Pen's biography on the occasion of the elections that the presidential candidate "was born in 1968, and her father is Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the (National Front) in France, and her mother is Beret Le Pen, and the couple separated after a short period of association. And that Marie Le Pen studied law, then worked as a lawyer, and took over the presidency of the National Front instead of her father. She also ran in the 2017 elections, obtaining 18% of the votes. As for her marital status, she is currently separated, after she was associated with two marriages for periods.
• Le Pen describes herself as the "Sphinx" who rises out of the rubble, reflecting her perception of her Egyptian roots.
• Le Pen's grandmother comes from a family whose roots spread in Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, and its members married Italians, Jews and Arabs.
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