Updated: Apr 27 2021, 5:46 ET
TWENTY retired generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt what they call the disintegration of France at the hands of Islamists .
A chilling open letter claimed civil war would erupt without firm action, and suggested large swathes of the armed forces were ready to support their call to arms.
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Emmanuel Macron with Chief of Staff General Francois Lecointre, who was not involved in the letterCredit: AP
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Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seized on the call to armsCredit: Getty
Mr Macron s government condemned the letter as an outrage , and compared it to the failed coup against President de Gaulle 60 years ago.
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