"Len Pen's Land"
The final opinion polls before the French election have been released, and Le Pen's National Rally is in a strong lead.
They are by far
the largest party in the polls, leading with roughly 37% of the vote.
But more significantly, Le Pen's party has shown as winning a majority of seats in several of the latest polls.
This would make National Rally the first Nationalist party of any description to take power in Western Europe.
Le Pen is already preparing to
challenge the established order of the Republic. Wanting to take the foreign policy and defence remits traditionally reserved for the president for herself.
Madame Le Pen has also said she wants to take any budgetary authority the president has traditionally exercised and make use of it herself.
While Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's pick for Prime Minister, has said he will not allow French troops near active conflict zones such as Ukraine or Israel.
Madame Le Pen and Jordan Bardella will have much to prove once they get into office. Will they govern for the benefit of the native French?
Will they slow and reverse the Great Replacement? Abandon neoliberal economics? Push for fundamental Reform of the European Union?
It remains to be seen, but if they are the first nationalists to win a majority they have a great responsibility to prove the viability of their ideas.
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Great Replacement in France here on our Substack.
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