'The far right's current success in claiming the heritage of Charles de Gaulle should serve as a warning'
- Posted on August 25, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'The far right's current success in claiming the heritage of Charles de Gaulle should serve as a warning'
OP-ED. With eight months to go before the presidential election, and as Charles de Gaulle is celebrated on the big screen, documentary filmmaker Jonathan Hayoun observes the general's memory has become a legacy to be claimed and warns against letting the far right seize it to rewrite its own history.