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Municipales 2026: Rn Disinvests Its Candidate in Carpentras After Racist, Sexist and Homophobic Tweets

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Christian Richaud Simoni's posts, published on the social network between 2017 and 2023, were revealed by the newspaper "Libération" on Tuesday. He is also suspended from the party.

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He was the candidate of the RN and UDR for the municipalities in Carpentras, Vaucluse. But his past tweets revealed by Libération caught up. Christian Richaud was finally disinvested by the National Gathering Committee of his department, Wednesday, February 4. He shouts at the "machination" and will still appear, without label, explains the local newspaper Le Dauphiné libéré. Christian Richaud refers to publications "generated by IA"Among the pu…

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The party announced the immediate withdrawal of its list leader in Carpentras after the release by Libération of former racist and sexist messages on X.

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Christian Richaud Simoni's posts, published on the social network between 2017 and 2023, were revealed by the newspaper "Libération" on Tuesday. He is also suspended from the party.

Christian Richaud Simoni lost his RN investiture for the municipal 2026 in Carpentras. Jordan Bardella's party announced Wednesday, February 4th that it was immediately disenchanted after the release of dozens of 2017 racist tweets revealed by Libération earlier this week.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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