
In Pursuit of the Lost Right-Winger
With French politics in disarray, the man who revives the Right could have a shot at the presidency, boosted by Macronism’s collapse and Le Pen’s legal troubles.

With French politics in disarray, the man who revives the Right could have a shot at the presidency, boosted by Macronism’s collapse and Le Pen’s legal troubles.

Two years before the election, two men with little to show in terms of fully embracing right-wing politics vie for the leadership of Les Républicains.

For the first time, political forces united to keep out the hard Left rather than the national Right.

The Left has no intention of giving the Right the slightest opportunity to implement its programme and values.

The long-awaited break with the past has failed to materialise.

The Les Républicains party, unable to choose between the centre and the Right, is effectively defunct and must make way for a new political project.

Les Républicains politician rewarded for undermining the unity of the French Right.

Personality clashes between Éric Zemmour and Marion Maréchal threaten to undermine right-wing success at the polls.

It would be the first time in recent political history that an alliance like this was achieved.

Ideological inconsistency and obsession with respectability have prevented follow-through on conservative convictions.