Political Islam, end of life and LFI: the new battles of the Freemasons

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INTERVIEW - For at least two centuries, Freemasonry has intrigued, worried, and questioned. In a rigorous essay to be published on August 14, Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire exposes what is truth and what is fantasy in its long, tortuous, and complex history.

LE FIGARO MAGAZINE. - Will Freemasonry continue to exert influence in French politics in 2025? Can it have a significant impact in the next presidential election?

Pierre-Yves BEAUREPAIRE. - Today, Freemasonry reflects French society, divided. Numerous micro-obediences have been created, reducing the audience of the main "historical" obediences: Grand Orient de France (GODF), Droit Humain (DH), Grande Loge de France (GLDF), and Grande Loge nationale française (GLNF), to name but a few. As in the entire associative world, there is a before and after Covid. The age pyramid has aged considerably, and members of a lodge are often over 60, twenty more than in the early 1980s. But due to the cumulative membership—between 140,000 and 150,000—Freemasonry continues to count, while the number of members of political parties has collapsed.

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