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Has France's far right really changed? National Rally revises past positions
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French President Emmanuel Macron decided to take a punt by calling snap elections. Now will voters do the same? For all its insistence that it’s no longer far right, for all its reversals and reviews on issues like pension reform and support for Ukraine, the cornerstone of Marine Le Pen’s party remains identity politics and the notion of national preference – a brand unseen in France’s high halls of power since the Nazi occupation of World War II.
220 episodes
Manage episode 424623688 series 2463686
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to take a punt by calling snap elections. Now will voters do the same? For all its insistence that it’s no longer far right, for all its reversals and reviews on issues like pension reform and support for Ukraine, the cornerstone of Marine Le Pen’s party remains identity politics and the notion of national preference – a brand unseen in France’s high halls of power since the Nazi occupation of World War II.
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