Posted on 11/21/2016 8:35:48 AM PST by SeekAndFind
A specter haunts Europe, and its name is Trump. A nightmare looms for the globalist elites, as France looks as though it will follow votes for Brexit in the U.K. and Trump in the United States, rejecting the unlimited flow of foreign nationals and the doctrine of multiculturalism that surrenders national culture. The U.K. Independent reports that Marine Le Pen, habitually dismissed as “far right,” could become the president of France next spring, if current levels of support continue.
Front National leader Marine Le Pen has taken a sizeable lead over Nicolas Sarkozy in a new French presidential election poll.
The far-right leader had 29 per cent of the vote when pitted against Les Républicains’ former president, who was eight points behind, and held a 15-point lead over the Parti de Gauche’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the poll released by Ipsos.
It was one of five scenarios for the first round of France's 2017 presidential elections on 23 April, although one that did not include Les Républicains’ Alain Juppé – who remains strong favourite to succeed Francois Hollande as leader.
While Mr Juppé holds leads of between 4 and 7 per cent in three other scenarios including him, the results are likely to add to growing fears that the rise of global populism could see Ms Le Pen secure a surprise victory in the wake of the UK’s Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s US election win.
Under the French election system, barring the unlikely possibility one candidate gains an overall majority in the first round vote, the two candidates with the most votes will contest a second and decisive round on 7 May.
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But....the “polls” show here losing by 4 to 7! (sound familiar?)
FREXIT will be a bigger global shock than Trump. The United States will not break up over Trump, but if Le Pen wins, they could leave the EU. If France leaves, there won’t be much of an EU left.
Rooting for a Muslim free FRANCE.
I notice that beliefs held by 50-75% of Americans are often referred to as “hard right” or “far right”. I wonder if it’s the same in Europe.
All of her opponents (the moderate Left and the far-far Left) have SCROOOOOOOD the pooch. What did they THINK was gonna happen?
Why are they still running polls of her against Sarkozy? Sarkozy landed a miserable 3rd place. The big news story is that Fillon demolished Juppe by 16 points.
It’s an old poll.
don’t forget Italy is coming up first before France and Renzi’s regime is in big trouble..
This is already old news. Sarkozy lost. Fillon has a commanding lead, so Marine Le Pen will likely be facing him instead.
Maybe Paul Weston is feeling vindicated about now.
The only specter haunting Europe is the fact that its chickens are coming home to roost.
Sarkozy is out, he lost the primary yesterday.
They are not exactly right wingers. They just criticized the right for wanting to wean out half a million civil servants.... and a lot of people voting for them are former communists
>>A nightmare looms for the globalist elites, as France looks as though it will follow votes for Brexit in the U.K. and Trump in the United States, rejecting the unlimited flow of foreign nationals and the doctrine of multiculturalism that surrenders national culture. The U.K. Independent reports that Marine Le Pen, habitually dismissed as “far right,” could become the president of France next spring, if current levels of support continue.
Le Pen would also “break the glass ceiling” and be the first female French President... So clearly, any opposition to her is sexist.
Elections are six months out sadly
*the irony that speaking of Front National here 15 years ago would have brought the house down on you
The open borders folks would have attacked en masse
Newbies have no idea
Yep, if you were an open immigration patriot during the early reign of Dubya you were a target of the GOPe No Borders goon squad. They’d play the racist charge against anyone who objected to illegal aliens and try to get you zotted.
But when Dubya tried to ram another amnesty through a lot of hidden patriots showed up to break the back of the GOPe treason lobby. Paul Ryan is one of their few stooges to still wield any power.
You just hate brown people. /s
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