French Far-right Pres Candidate Marine Le Pen Steps Down as Head of National Front

Daily Mail ^ | 04/24/2017 | Fionn Hargreaves

[miss marmelstein]

I really don’t get French politics, lol.

[Vince Ferrer]

Second. best. election. ever?

[Candor7]

Assayons cher Marine!

[DoughtyOne]

What throws me is that in Britain, the party leader is it’s presidential candidate.

In France it seems you step down as leader to run.

I’m in the dark on this as well.

[DoughtyOne]

Hah, you be on to something there.

[DoughtyOne]

Oops:

Hah, you MAY be on to something there.

[LibFreeUSA]

"I’m in the dark on this as well."

It's Europe.

[Artcore]

I truly believe Le Pen and Trump will be the only world leaders to fight Radical Islam in a meaningful way! God bless them both!

[drewh]

Yes she can! Vive le FRANCE

[L,TOWM]

Not that big of a deal, I’m thinking. Let’s imagine that Reince Priebus was running for POTUS and got the nomination. Seems fairly reasonable to me that he would have resigned as GOP chair to do the full time candidate thing for the general election. They run things a little different in Europe, but this is not as important as it would be in a Parliamentary system like they have in Britain.

[spokeshave]

From the Trump playbook....
UNEXPECTED.
French dims discombobulated

[DanielRedfoot]

Basic God Given old school common sense = “Far Right”

Wild eyed, drooling, communist Venensula in you’re face., absolute group think Kill the middle class stupidity, =. “Main stream”...........got it

[ameribbean expat]

Macron left the socialist party to form En Marche, after being Hollande’s economic minister. Le Pen is simply jettisoning her party baggage also.

[drewh]

Godspeed Marine!

[SSS Two]

I really don’t get French politics, lol.

Neither do I. How does socialist Le Pen get called "Far Right"?

And Macron ... the guy who wants capitalistic reforms -- slashing taxes and spending; who is actually calling France's 35-hour work week into question -- is left of center. I don't get it.

[Reily]

I may learn to sing “La Marseillaise”!

[ExTxMarine]

Emmanuel Macron, the independent centrist...

I haven't paid very close attention to this election, other than to root for Marine Le Pen, but from what I have seen/heard, they didn't have any "independent centrists" in this election!!

I mean, is this guy a "centrist" like the MSM tried to paint Clinton as a "centrist"?!?

[dfwgator]

Je suis avec elle!

[Reily]

That is a powerful image!