Marine Le Pen and her allies criticised the exclusion strategy, arguing it undermines democratic representation for the 11 million voters who supported RN.
The efforts of the Left and centre to keep Le Pen’s RN out of government would leave France in the rut of immigration, insecurity, and loss of self-confidence.
The RN’s rise is spectacular, but it would be naïve to underestimate the capacity of the political system, dominated by the Left, to defend itself in order to survive.
