France’s center-right party Les Republicains says it has kicked out its own leader Eric Ciotti.

After Eric Citti recommended an alliance with Marine Le Pen in upcoming snap elections. But Ciotti says the procedure was invalid.Les Républicains’ Secretary-General Annie Genevard had called an extraordinary political committee meeting Wednesday to decide Ciotti’s fate — a decision which Ciotti called “illegal” as he closed down the party’s headquarters, citing security concerns.

Despite Ciotti’s objections, the party’s political committee gathered in a separate venue and voted to expel him.

Genevard will take over the party’s interim leadership alongside François-Xavier Bellamy, who led the party’s list in the European election

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