Far-Right Nationalist Le Pen Gaining on Macron Ahead of French Election

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Far-Right Nationalist Le Pen Gaining on Macron Ahead of French Election
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'There was a clear strategy to hide what is brutal in her program. Her fundamentals have not changed: It's a racist program that aims to divide society and is very brutal.'

."His pro-Russian attitude was a burden, while Marine Le Pen was smart enough to pivot to a more moderate point of view. She was ready to accept refugees [immediately], while it took two days for Zemmour to understand that these refugees were well accepted in France."

Despite the welcome for Ukrainian refugees, Le Pen is proposing strict limits on immigration, a ban on headscarves for Muslim women and girls, and a"French-first" system limiting immigrants' access to housing and other benefits, but her focus on economic issues has appeared to contrast with Macron's policies, according to analysts.on Friday."Her fundamentals have not changed: It's a racist program that aims to divide society and is very brutal.

A Le Pen presidency would leave the French living under an economic program that is"an incoherent mess," Lichfield wrote."Her European policy is Frexit by stealth—unilaterally reducing payments to the E.U. budget and breaking E.U. laws she does not like. She also wants to ban all Muslim women from wearing veils in public—not just the burqa, which was outlawed in 2010. She plans to discriminate against foreigners, including E.U. nationals, with regards to eligibility for benefits.

Macron"can still win the election," he added."But it is going to be a scary two weeks for anyone who cares about the wellbeing of France or Europe."

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