(MENAFN) Far right French candidate Marine Le Pen comment over France"s colonization of Algeria trigged wide criticism after claiming that "colonization gave a lot to former colonies, especially Algeria".
Her comments arouse strong feelings in the hearts of Algerian after standing with France"s 132-year colonization of the North African country, which killed millions.
She didn"t stop there! Le Pen also defended the "pied-noir", the European settlers of Algeria, and criticized the way some Algerians, who served as supplementary materials providers in the French army, treated with.
"I defend the Harkis along with those who were repatriated. I think they were ill-treated and ill-received in their country," she added.
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