Posted on 12/05/2015 12:28:06 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The niece of Marine Le Pen won her first election at the age of 22 and trounced a former prime minister, Alain Juppe, in a televised debate.
She is the new girl wonder of the French far right, a glamorous 25-year-old poised to break down many mainstream conservativesâ qualms about casting their vote for the Front National.
Since she was elected the youngest MP in French parliamentary history, aged 22 three years ago, while a second year Sorbonne law student, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, niece of Front President Marine and grand-daughter of its obstreperous founder Jean-Marie, has had the fastest learning curve in French politics since Bonaparteâs.
On Sunday, buoyed by the shock of the Nov 13 Islamic shootings in Paris, the list she heads is widely expected to come in first in the Provence-Côte dâAzur region, with polls giving her some 40 per cent of the vote. Even if the third-ranking Socialists drop out of the race to favour her Gaullist opponent in next Sundayâs runoff, Marion, as sheâs known, has the most chances to swing into office, giving the Front National a shot at ruling one of Franceâs most dynamic regions, and the second most populous after Paris.
Her aunt may well lead a Front victory in the North, a depressed region with high unemployment, little prospects for development, and bleak cities like Roubaix and Tourcoing, the French answers to Bradford in terms of a tense ethnic mix. The last authorised polls before Sundayâs vote even gave a lead to the FN in six out of 13 French regions, although this is not expected to translate into many actual victories....
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Separate Huey’s politics from his economics. In economics he was further left than FDR. In social and political Philosophy he was to the right. My point, though, was Huey was perceived as a threat and was taken out. May FDR like Henry II said and I paraphrase:” can’t someone rid me of that troublesome Huey” and it was done.
I agree our males appear gutless-”pajama boys.” Trump for that reason appears refreshing.
Polls close 35 mins
Reading “Le Figaro” Blog with help of Google translate... Many regions have this observation, “la gauche en décomposition”. The left is falling apart. LOL Many talk about the Republicans (Sarkosy) or National Front appearing to be ahead Most of the time they are 1-2 one way or the other
Polls just closed.
Which party will win?
Which party will win?
Not that often. Another “girl” who got it was Margaret Thatcher.
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LOVE THAT PIC!!!!!!!
Thank you! :^)
Makes two of us...LOL!
She was betrayed over to the English at Compiegne on May 24, 1430.
And, iirc, burned at the stake. Which is why I pray her treatment is better.
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