April 25, 2012

Is Euro Far-Right on the Rebound?

Ely Karmon, Haaretz

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Marine Le Pen’s Front National (FN) obtained an impressive result in the Sunday French presidential elections, when it took third place with 18% of the votes. However, it should be remembered that Marine's father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, came second during the 2002 presidential elections with 17% of the vote; he eliminated Socialist candidate Lionel Jospin and gave the final victory to the Gaullist Jacques Chirac during the second round, with more than 80% of the votes.

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