
The French Right: Still Alive!
Never before has the national Right achieved such a result in France, to the point of surpassing the governmental Right. New perspectives are opening up for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen.

Never before has the national Right achieved such a result in France, to the point of surpassing the governmental Right. New perspectives are opening up for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen.

The common sense argument provided by her late pregnancy allows her to withdraw from the campaign without having to justify politically her choice at length. She retains her place in the party’s organisation chart, where she holds the position of executive vice-president.

Repositioning French political forces began as soon as the results were announced. Even if the headliner is the same as in 2017, the balance of power and the political situation have radically changed.

The Reconquête party maintains that the new candidate of the national Right is underestimated in the polls, which are “out of step” with the reality shown by this mobilisation.

“When someone comes to your house and trashes everything and assaults you, you kick them out of your house and you send them home,” Zemmour said.

These attacks were exploited by both parties as evidence of the current administration’s poor handling of security and immigration. Despite the spin, they actually testify to the advanced deterioration of the political climate in France: an accumulation of tensions in society, ready to flare up at any moment.

Marion Maréchal spoke of the demographic race against time that France faces, saying: “If we continue on this curve, it may be that by 2060, what is called the ‘historical people’, the natives will be a minority on French territory.”

It may be that Macron is playing a dangerous game. The suspicion of a confiscated campaign is becoming more and more intense in French opinion.

“I think France mustn’t be afraid to make her voice heard. For too long we have repeatedly gone along with EU chimeras instead of defending our nation.”—French presidential candidate Éric Zemmour

The journalist’s popularity is being driven by a charismatic campaign on social networks, reinforced by excellent control over images communicated through the media and through his rallies.