Equality and Reconciliation

Equality and Reconciliation
Égalité et Réconciliation
Formation2007 (2007)
HeadquartersSaint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Methodsconferences, manifestos
FieldsFar-right and antisemitic activism
President
Alain Soral
Key people
Philippe Péninque [fr]
Dieudonné M'bala M'bala
Websitewww.egaliteetreconciliation.fr

Equality and Reconciliation (French: Égalité et Réconciliation) (E&R) is a political association created in June 2007 by Alain Soral,[1] former militant of the French Communist Party, and also a former member of the central committee of the far-right National Front (2007). Other founders are Jildaz Mahé O'Chinal and Philippe Péninque, two former activists of the Groupe Union Défense (GUD)

The political association describes itself as cross factional and "left nationalist",[2] and states its intention to bring together "citizens who are part of the nation that determines political action and social policy which are the foundations of the Brotherhood, an essential component of national unity," and that it is "on the Left for work and on the Right for morals."

Most analysts describe the association as belonging to the extreme right and state that it is a breeding ground for future National Front activists.[3] Several observers consider that it is antisemitic as it develops a strong discourse against Israel occupation of Palestinian lands and the supposed "Zionist expansionist ideology" and lobby in France.[4] On February 14, 2023, the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) released a report in which it classified Égalité et Réconciliation as a "conspiracy" and "antisemitic" group.

  1. ^ "Alain Soral presented "Equality and Reconciliation"(Fr)", L'Organe magazine, 21.
  2. ^ "On Communism and Nationalism: Itinerary of a French Intellectual" allocution prononcée à Vénissieux le vendredi 2 mars 2007.
  3. ^ E&R, Enquiry on the breeding grounds of the FN, consulted on 2 February 2013
  4. ^ "Entretien avec Alain Soral sur l'arrestation de Dieudonné et la liberté d'expression en France". Egalité & Réconciliation.fr. Retrieved 27 February 2019.