Any French commenters able to contextualize this news for the rest of us? Le Pen’s party has been gaining popularity in recent years, if I recall correctly. How is this likely to impact them? Are they organized enough to continue on without her, or is this likely to seriously hurt their electoral chances?
It’s always good to see a fascist lose but I’m not tuned in enough to French politics to know the full significance of this.
It’s not so recent. Her father was in the second turn of the presidential election in 2002.
Still the RN (rassemblement National) far right party is bigger than ever with 123 elected member in the National assembly (out of 575).
They don’t really have a back up. She took the reigns from her father, she is the name of the party.
The second (Bardella) is young and inapt, and he also has some problem with the law (fake work)
Any French commenters able to contextualize this news for the rest of us? Le Pen’s party has been gaining popularity in recent years, if I recall correctly. How is this likely to impact them? Are they organized enough to continue on without her, or is this likely to seriously hurt their electoral chances?
It’s always good to see a fascist lose but I’m not tuned in enough to French politics to know the full significance of this.
It’s not so recent. Her father was in the second turn of the presidential election in 2002. Still the RN (rassemblement National) far right party is bigger than ever with 123 elected member in the National assembly (out of 575). They don’t really have a back up. She took the reigns from her father, she is the name of the party. The second (Bardella) is young and inapt, and he also has some problem with the law (fake work)