This is Part 2 of a post started here (Part 1) on the historical evolution on the French Right and how le Pen and the National Front got to occupy this place in French society.
So here we are: a few days before Round Two of the 2012 French presidential elections and Marine le Pen has [...]
Although Marine le Pen lost her bid to qualify to Round 2 of the French presidential election, she created a sensation and spread anxiety in scoring 17.9%: a record 6.4 million people voted for her.
A characteristic of the National Front is that it is divisive and acrimonious at many levels.
Firstly It is a self-evident [...]
If you are a sucker for political sagas brought into movies you are going to love the latest ‘fiction’ to be screened at the Cannes Festival later this year.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy is now the subject of La Conquête (The Conquest). It follows his ambitious rise to power from his appointment as Interior Minister by [...]
A Gonzo piece on Nicolas and Muammar…
Last week I was on a cab en route to the airport when my driver asked “so what do you think of the French bombing Libya?”
Coincidental conversation starter, as I was absorbed in reading 2 good opposed pieces on the topic: Juan Cole’s Open Letter To The Left On [...]
(This quick post is highly inspired by a column from French journalist Guy Birenbaum written in reaction to an opinion poll giving the National Front Leader ahead of all other candidates for the 2012 presidential election. I translated large bits, and added others relevant to a non-French audience.)
Nicolas Sarkozy on his favorite part of the agenda
During the [...]
French politics, journalism, new media, irreverence… all in one post.
Revisting what is actually left of the mainstream debate around Sarkozy.
Martians and non-French speaking internet travellers might have noticed the proliferation of a curious set of tags: #sarkozy #nicolassarkozyeverywhere (nicolas sarkozy everywhere) as well as the recently uber-trending #jeansarkozypartout (jean sarkozy everywhere).
They are a digital tribute [...]
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