"Paris' authorization of the Turkish political rally [in Metz] is an error as it is a direct violation of France’s sovereignty as it is an act carried out by a foreign public authority on the sovereign territory. If the public international law permits foreigners to participate in the national elections, France strictly regulates this right to avoid political interference and excesses," Myard said.
The lawmaker also accused the French government of violating the European solidarity by allowing the Turkish foreign minister to hold a campaign meeting, where Cavusoglu called the Netherlands the "capital of fascism."
"The government has committed a diplomatic error … by giving free rein to the man [Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] who won’t stop at that, who has understood perfectly the cowardice of the worn out [French] government, an error, which will be very difficult to correct, except at the expense of a major crisis," Myard said.
The diplomatic dispute between Ankara and the European nations intensified last week, when Erdogan compared the German, and later also Dutch, authorities to the Nazis for banning Ankara’s campaign rallies in Germany ahead of a crucial vote on the constitutional reform in Turkey that would give the country's president greater powers.
The Turkish referendum on the amendment is scheduled for April 16.
