Marine
Le Pen wins ‘Putin’s champion’ award
National
Front leader was public figure who most zealously supported Russian
President’s foreign policy, think tank said.
By QUENTIN
ARIÈS 1/16/17, 9:18 AM CET Updated 1/16/17, 9:23 AM CET
The leader of
France’s far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, was named the
inaugural “Putin’s champion” by the European Values think tank
Monday.
The tongue-in-cheek
award will be given to the Western public figure who best exhibits
“friendliness and appeasement” of Russian President Vladimir
Putin’s foreign policy every week, the anti-Kremlin think tank said
in a statement.
Le Pen was the first
pick because she “relentlessly” supports Putin’s foreign
policy, including the annexation of Crimea, the conflict in Ukraine
and Russia’s military intervention in Syria.
The award is judged
by a jury of researchers and journalists, which oversees the
nomination process. The public can nominate candidates via Twitter.
The National Front
press office was not immediately available for comment.
Authors:
Quentin Ariès
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