The National Commemorations aim to highlight significant anniversaries in France each year. Although Maurras is now widely condemned in France, he has many fans, including Steve Bannon, President Trump’s former chief strategist, according to Politico. That chapter led the Ministry of Culture to change the name of the project from Register of National Celebrations to Book of National Commemorations. By Sunday evening, all references to Maurras had been deleted from the commemorations’ website. A short text that had described Maurras as an “emblematic and controversial figure” had also been taken down.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2018 22:07 UTC