A Gay Pride march in Paris triggered a row among leaders of the far-Right Front National on Saturday, with some supporting the parade while others condemned it as “exhibitionist”.

The association of Front National (FN) students at the elite Institute of Political Studies tweeted: “More than ever necessary after the homophobic attack in Orlando, we wish a good (Gay Pride) to all.”

The tweet provoked outrage among many FN supporters, who have often bickered over policy on homosexuality.

Louis Aliot, a party vice-president and the partner of its leader, Marine Le Pen, responded by tweeting: “The FN does not support the Gay Pride March, an exhibitionist and anti-FN symbol of militant communitarianism.”