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French far-right chief criticized for her mainstream turn
French far-right chief criticized for her mainstream turnPARIS (AP) French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing stinging criticism for making her party too mainstream, dulling its extremist edge and ignoring grassroots members, with some warning that this could cost her votes in next year’s presidential race.
Jul. 3 2021 @ 11:05pm
FILE - In this June 17, 2021 file photo, far-right leader Marine le Pen looks on during a press conference in Toulon, southern France. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is coming under biting criticism from current and former supporters for taking her anti-immigration National Rally too mainstream, with some suggesting the strategy could cost her next year s presidential race. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)
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FILE - In this May 1, 2017 file photo, former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen reacts the statue of Joan of Arc, in Paris. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is coming under biting criticism from current and former supporters for taking her anti-immigration National Rally too mainstream, with some suggesting the strategy could cost her next year s presidential race. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File) July 03, 2021 - 6:36 AM
PARIS (AP) â French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing stinging criticism for making her party too mainstream, dulling its extremist edge and ignoring grassroots members, with some warning that this could cost her votes in next year s presidential race.
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is facing stinging criticism for making her party too mainstream, dulling its extremist edge and ignoring grassroots members, with some warning that this could cost her votes in next year’s presidential race.
The rumblings grew louder after the National Rally’s failure a week ago in France’s regional elections, and come just ahead of this weekend’s party congress.
Le Pen is the anti-immigration party’s unquestioned boss, and her fortunes aren’t expected to change at the two-day event in the southwestern town of Perpignan, hosted by Mayor Louis Aliot Le Pen’s former companion and, above all, the party’s top performer in last year’s municipal elections. But there could be an uncomfortable reckoning just as Le Pen is trying to inject new dynamism into the National Rally.