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Source: NYT

4-13-17

Marine Le Pen’s inner circle includes several figures tied to Hitler nostalgia

Frédéric Chatillon and Axel Loustau are well-known former members of a violent, far-right student union that fought pitched battles with leftists and took a turn toward Hitler nostalgia in the mid-1990s.

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Marine Le Pen’s inner circle includes several figures tied to Hitler nostalgia