https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A bid by France’s far-right National Front party to improve its public image was severely undermined this week when one of its candidates for next year’s local elections published an image online comparing a black minister to a monkey. The party has suspended her candidacy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131018/far-right-candidate-compares-black-minister-to-monkey Fri, 18 Oct 2013 14:02:00 +0200 far-right-candidate-compares-black-minister-to-monkey