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The Impact of Le Pen and the National Front on French Politics
Date Submitted: 12/25/2004 08:48:43
Over the last fifteen years the Front National in France has risen from being an
obscure and insignificant actor to one of the more visible and most discussed parties in
French politics. The Front, led by Jean-Marie Le Pen, has managed to attract a sizable
proportion of the electorate in nearly every election at every level of government over this
time period. The support the FN has garnered can be attributed to the populist themes
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be heard at least indirectly through the moderate right, who are
more receptive to them. If the FN is to survive into the foreseeable future it will have to
broaden its policies and increase its political base in order to become a party for the
improvement of French society as a whole. So long as they remain a conduit for radical
disgruntlement they will remain a dangerous presence lingering on the fringes of French
politics.
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