Defying French lockdown, Le Pen places May Day wreath as Macron urges unity

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PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pressed ahead with her party’s annual May 1 tradition of honoring medieval heroine Joan of Arc despite a nationwide lockdown and criticized President Emmanuel Macron’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Traditional Labour Day protests that usually see thousands of demonstrators on the streets have been canceled due […]

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