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A group of serving French soldiers have published a new open letter warning Emmanuel Macron that the survival of France is at stake after the President made concessions to Islamism.
The letter published in the right-wing magazine Valeurs Actuelles (Today s Values) late on Sunday echoes the tone of a similar letter printed in the same magazine last month which also warned a civil war was brewing and called for military action against Islamists .
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, a close ally of Macron, slammed the letter as a crude maneouvre and accused its anonymous signatories of lacking courage .
The previous letter, signed by 1,000 people including serving officers and some 20 semi-retired generals, warned of the disintegration of France because of radical Islamic hordes living in the suburbs.
A majority of French voters have said they agree with the generals who threatened a coup if Emmanuel Macron cannot prevent the rise of radical Islam, according to new a poll.
Published last week in right-wing magazine Valuer Actuelles (Today s Values), the explosive letter warned of the disintegration of France because of radical Islamic hordes living in the suburbs.
More than 1,000 retired soldiers signed the letter, including at least 18 serving officers, who were condemned as absolutely revolting by Macron s top general.
But, in signs of a deepening chasm between the president and the electorate, a new poll published by news channel La Chaîne Info has found that 58 per cent supported the letter, while 42 per cent were opposed.
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The 18 serving officers joined thousands of retired ones who had signed an open letter warning that France was heading for civil war because of radical Islam.
It said action was needed to fight the suburban hordes - a reference to the predominantly immigrant population of the housing estates which surround French cities – or else there would be thousands of deaths .
President Macron s government strongly condemned the letter, which was published on the 60th anniversary of a failed coup d etat by generals opposed to France granting independence to Algeria, its former North African colony.