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‘Disrespectful’ Marine Le Pen Dropped as Web Summit Speaker

‘Disrespectful’ Marine Le Pen Dropped as Web Summit Speaker
Marine Le Pen, a prominent figure on the political far-right in France, has been cut from the roster of speakers at the tech event Web Summit. Le Pen is featured on a campaign poster in Henin-Beaumont, France on April 24, 2017. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Marine Le Pen, the former French presidential candidate and leader of the far-right National Rally political party, has been dropped as a speaker at one of Europe’s largest technology conferences.

Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave said in an Aug. 15 tweet “based on advice we have received on the large reaction online overnight, her presence is disrespectful, in particular, to our host country.”

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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