Politician in France says new citizens should take Christian 'French' names

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Channel: Middle East Eye · 2018 · News & Politics

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Julien Aubert, deputy secretary general of right-wing Les Republicaines party in France, suggested that those who want to become French citizens must take a "French" first name from Christian saints or "great figures" of the country's history. 

Les Republicaines is the party of the former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

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