Quote from Francois. Please tell me i'm understanding that wrong...
I would like to know how you understand it, because it doesn't seem all that controversial a quote to me.
The FN is a party which has the right to present itself and which contests some Republican values.
Sounds like praise to me... if i've understood.
"Contester" means "to oppose", "to question", not "to contest".Actually, the English "contest" can be used in the same sense as "contester" but it's not the most common current usage, e.g. "The disappointed relatives contested the will".