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The rapid rise of Pascal Blanchard, Macron’s favourite diversity tsar

17 May 2021

11:47 PM

17 May 2021

11:47 PM

In October last year Emmanuel Macron had a long list of around 300 to 500 names drawn up. These were no ordinary figures but rather a number of renowned French immigrants who were being lined up as candidates for new street names and statues. Among their number was Martinican philosopher and activist Frantz Fanon, Moroccan war veteran Hammou Moussik, and the Egyptian French singer Dalida.

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