They have effectively claimed the progressive causes of the left – from gay rights to women’s equality and protecting Jews from antisemitism – as their own, by depicting Muslim immigrants as the primary threat to all three groups.
They have sought to outflank the left when it comes to defending a strong welfare state and protecting social benefits that they claim are threatened by an influx of freeloading migrants. They have also deftly co-opted the causes, policies and rhetoric of their opponents. They have made a very public break with the symbols of the old right’s past, distancing themselves from skinheads, neo-Nazis and homophobes. These parties have built a coherent ideology and steadily chipped away at the establishment parties’ hold on power by pursuing a new and devastatingly effective electoral strategy. She and her Danish and Dutch counterparts are not – as some on the left would like to believe – neo-Nazis or inconsequential extremists with fringe ideas lacking popular appeal. Le Pen’s own daughter is a prime example of the new ambitions of the right: unlike her incendiary father, Marine Le Pen is running a disciplined political operation and has already proven that her party can win upwards of 40% of the vote in regions from Calais in the north to the Côte d’Azur in the south. Photograph: Chamussy/SIPA/Rex/Shutterstock Then, speaking to the joyous crowds in the Place de la République, he lauded them for rejecting “intolerance and demagoguery”.ĭeftly appealing to fear, nostalgia and resentment of elites … the Front National May day rally in Paris in 2012. “We have gone through a time of serious anxiety for the country – but tonight France has reaffirmed its attachment to the values of the republic,” Chirac declared in his victory speech. Raucous celebrations spilled into the streets of Paris.
Two weeks later, on 5 May, Chirac won the election with an astronomical 82% of the vote, trouncing Le Pen by the biggest margin in a French presidential election since 1848. This electoral strategy effectively isolated Le Pen’s Front National (FN), depicting it as a cancerous force in the French body politic. Terrified by the prospect of a far-right victory, the French left – including communists, Greens and the Socialist party – threw their support behind the incumbent president, Jacques Chirac, a pillar of the centre-right establishment who had served as mayor of Paris for 18 years before becoming president in 1995. Please leave Omegle and visit an adult site instead if that's what you're looking for, and you are 18 or older.I n April 2002, Jean-Marie Le Pen stunned all of Europe by defeating the socialist candidate, Lionel Jospin, in the first round of the French presidential election, and advancing to the final round between the top two candidates. Parental control protections that may assist parents are commercially available and you can find more info at as well as other sites. See Omegle’s Terms of Service for more info. You must be 18+ or 13+ with parental permission and supervision to use Omegle. Users are solely responsible for their behavior while using Omegle. Omegle video chat is moderated but no moderation is perfect. See our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines for more info about the do’s and don’ts in using Omegle. To help you stay safe, chats are anonymous unless you tell someone who you are (not recommended!), and you can stop a chat at any time. If you prefer, you can add your interests and you’ll be randomly paired with someone who selected some of the same interests. When you use Omegle, you are paired randomly with another person to talk one-on-one. ull) is a great way to meet new friends, even while practicing social distancing.