The withdrawal comes after it was discovered that Antoine La Scola appears on Nave’s list in the seventh position, with the social media alias Grosjean tied to the Action française.

The report references AFP and notes the original coverage appeared in Le Monde with AFP material.

The RN describes the situation as a betrayal and vows strict consequences, while Nave, a Hauts-de-France regional councilor, could not be reached for comment at the time.

The Rassemblement national (RN) withdraws its endorsement of Adrien Nave, head of the RN list for Dunkerque’s municipal elections, after revealing that Antoine La Scola—also known as Antoine Grosjean on social media—claims to be the spokesperson for the Action française and is on the list.

La Scola sits in seventh place on Nave’s list and is linked to the ultra-right Action française, a movement the RN says diverges from its values, calling the development a betrayal with potential consequences.

The article highlights an earlier February incident in Carpentras (Vaucluse) where the RN pulled its investiture due to racist and sexist tweets surfacing.

The RN claims Nave violated investiture conditions and that documents and the final submitted list show deliberate concealment, including the removal of Maxence Accart from the submitted list.

RN vice-president Sébastien Chenu says Nave will be summoned to the party’s conflicts commission, with potential exclusion on the table.

Sébastien Chenu also notes that Maxence Accart, a deputy from the RN in Flanders, was removed from the final list deposited with the Dunkerque sub-prefecture.

Adrien Nave serves as a regional councilor for Hauts-de-France and was unavailable for comment when the story was written.

This action follows a February move in which the RN withdrew the investiture from Carpentras candidate Christian Richaud Simoni after racist and sexist tweets were revealed, underscoring ongoing scrutiny of candidates’ backgrounds.

The February decision at Carpentras mirrored a pattern of vetting far-right candidates and removing those with controversial online histories.