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French Far-right Pres Candidate Marine Le Pen Steps Down as Head of National Front
Daily Mail ^ | 04/24/2017 | Fionn Hargreaves

Posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:53 PM PDT by DoughtyOne

BREAKING NEWS: French Far-right Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Steps Down as Head of National Front in Bid to Woo Moderate Voters

o The Front National leader quit as she made it to the second round of voting
o She will face off against centrist Emmanuel Macron in the final vote on May 7
o President Hollande told voters Le Pen would ruin the economy if she is elected

French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has announced that she is temporarily stepping down as her party's leader.

The Front National leader revealed she would be quitting her role in her party to focus on the upcoming Presidential election.

Monday's move appears to be a way for Le Pen to embrace a wide range of potential voters ahead of the May 7 runoff between herself and Emmanuel Macron, the independent centrist who came in first in Sunday's first round.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: braking; election; france; franceelection; french; lapen; lepen; lepenmacron; marinelepen; nationalfront
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To: DoughtyOne; miss marmelstein

“I’m in the dark on this as well.”

Why?

Is Trump the head of the Republican Party? When Trump was running wasn’t Priebus the chairman?

And, was Hillary the head of the Democrat Party?


41 posted on 04/24/2017 1:01:40 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: DoughtyOne

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

In Britain it is a Prime Minister, not a president. And that is the significant factor. In a true Parliamentary system the Prime Minister (of Parliament) will indeed be, in almost all cases, the leader of the ruling party or coalition. Britain does not have a President. That’s why this situation in France does not bear resemblence to Britain.


42 posted on 04/24/2017 1:01:57 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: drewh
‘THE CHOICE IS TO SAVE YOUR ASS’: Le Pen's Niece to Baroin Marion-Maréchal Le Pen, a National Front MP and Marine’s niece, told François Baroin, former finance minister under Francois Fillon, on TF1: “The choice is to save your ass.” She was responding to Baroin saying that now everyone has to fight the National Front and the Le Pen family.

Marion Marechal Le Pen:


43 posted on 04/24/2017 1:04:56 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: SSS Two

Today being left or right is defined more by your stance on immigration and nationalism than anything else. It has become the 800lb gorilla that has everybody’s attention.

Economics have take a backseat to identity.


44 posted on 04/24/2017 1:09:10 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: DoughtyOne

CrAzY French electoral politics. Don’t get it.


45 posted on 04/24/2017 1:10:48 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Art in Idaho
cmon Frenchies lets do this!


46 posted on 04/24/2017 1:12:23 PM PDT by drewh
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To: Art in Idaho
St. Joan of Arc, pray for France! Pray for Marine Le Pen!


47 posted on 04/24/2017 1:15:46 PM PDT by drewh
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To: DoughtyOne

Make France Mediocre Again!!!


48 posted on 04/24/2017 1:16:45 PM PDT by pcottraux ( depthsofpentecost.com)
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To: DoughtyOne

“I don’t follow her closely, but that has been my take on her.”

She’s what the French, who are hard lefties, would consider a conservative.


49 posted on 04/24/2017 1:22:04 PM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: DoughtyOne

The title of the story implied Marine Le Pen was quitting her campaign. I was ready to read a story about another sexual harassment case.

As for another story, Vive Sean Hannity!


50 posted on 04/24/2017 1:26:11 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental illness: A totalitarian psyche.)
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To: DoughtyOne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yJm0QQlurM


51 posted on 04/24/2017 1:29:41 PM PDT by granite (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left - Ecc 10:2)
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To: 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!

That's so true! And here's the scoop on the guy she's running against, Macron:

The obvious journalistic prejudice in the statement, "The French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen." is beyond the pale.

Is anyone calling Macron a far-left socialist globalist?

As I said on another thread, it really bugs me that Obama is backing Macron. Is he using rogue agents in the IC to help Macron?

Some Macron information and quotes:

From: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/06/globalist-multicultural-dangerous-warns/

"Multicultural” establishment candidate Emmanuel Macron endangers France, and “sorcerers of globalism” have put the West in a state of decay warns engineer, writer, and integration expert Malika Sorel-Sutter."

"Noting that Germany received more than a million migrants in 2015 alone, the Algerian engineer and writer highlighted how former investment banker Macron "travelled to Berlin to pay tribute to Angela Merkel’s welcome policy" and warns Macron’s approach to migration is "dangerous".

Macron: "“We have entered a world of great migrations and we will have more and more of it [migration]”, he declared during a debate on climate change."

"And earlier this month, maintaining that the mass migration of people from the third world to Europe will only accelerate, the establishment favourite to win the election said immigrants are good for France and bring "fresh bursts of creativity and innovation" to society."

"Last year, Wikileaks revealed Macron, a former Rothschild banker, was working on an alliance with Hillary Clinton before her shock defeat in the U.S. presidential election." This tells us all we need to know. .

From: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/03/02/france-mass-migration-renew-society/

Macron. . "asserted that problems in migrant communities have nothing to do with waves of mass migration but are due to France’s failure to integrate them properly. He also voiced support for positive discrimination in employment and ‘mixing’ neighborhood demographics in cities."

"The globalist candidate had requested Hillary's presence at a private round-table dinner in October, (2016) with several European politicians, according to an email published on Wikileaks. At this, a discussion “to evaluate how progressives develop a successful political and economic narrative to counter the right and populists to the left” was due to take place." Again, this tells us all we need to know. .

From: https://milo.yiannopoulos.net/2017/04/macron-terror/

"Marine Le Pen’s liberal opponent, Emmanuel Macron, says that terrorism is going to be part of daily life in France for years to come."

Macron's full quote,"This threat, this imponderable problem, is part of our daily lives for the years to come. I would like to express all my support for our police forces and more generally the forces of law and order. I am particularly thinking of the victim’s family." Nothing about radical Islamic terrorists. .

French Girl: MILO Is Right, Europe Is Falling From someone who knows.

From: http://sheikyermami.com/2017/04/macron-the-multicultural-destroyer-of-france/

"Macron, The Multicultural Destroyer of France!:

"While the MSM press spares no effort to promote, however discretely, Macron’s image, the patriots are experiencing genuine fear of a Macron victory. Despite the popularity of Marine Le Pen, an energized Macron is appealing to the immigrants as did François Hollande five years ago. What worked then, could very well work again." MSM backs him, another bad sign. This is a good article. I recommend all FReepers read it.

From the NYT: "Emmanuel Macron’s life and career defined by audacious moves, like marrying his high school teacher, 24 years older: Marrying someone older than your mother is "audacious?" ?

Also from the article, these Tweets from Macron, very reveeling:

"Three tweets from Emmanuel Macron on immigration, subsidized housing, and naturalization:

1 – "I want to create a highway of freedom and responsibility that crosses Africa into Europe."

2 – "From the beginning of my five-year mandate, I want to create very social housing on a massive scale using simplified procedures."

3 – "I will not promise foreigners the right to vote. The correct answer to the right to vote is access to nationality."

"According to Le Salon Beige, if Macron wins, The Great Replacement is assured."

And this is the topper. At a campaign speech in Marseille, he said:

"When I look at Marseille, I see a French city created by two thousand years of history, of immigration, of Europe…." Macron: "I see Armenians, Comorians, Italians, Algerians, Moroccans, Tunisians, Malians, Senegalese, Ivorians, I see loads of others I cannot identify. But what do I see? I see the people of Marseille! What do I see? I see Frenchmen!"

And a comment at the end of the article: "Seriously, this is crunch time. Macron is a disaster waiting to happen. The French have nuclear weapons. In the hands of Islam………….. does not bear thinking about."

From: http://mobile.wnd.com/2017/04/french-election-called-choice-between-shariah-democracy/

French Election called Choice between Shariah, Democracy:

A good article: "“First they claim victim status when their numbers are low,” he explained. “Then as numbers climb, they create no-go zones. Then they start winning elections, as in London. Then you have people like Emmanuel Macron echoing statements like London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s infamous pronouncement about how terrorist attacks are simply ‘part and parcel of living in a big city.’ “You cannot appease Islam. It does not stop until the population is subdued. France needs Marine Le Pen right now. America needs Marine Le Pen right now. We can ill afford another Muslim apologist in office in a Western nation."

This truly is an emergency for France. If Macron wins, it will be the death knell for France and all of it's citizens. It's pretty obvious he's a globalist and has little or no understanding of radical Islamic terrorism and their plans for a European Caliphate. This is the biggest election in the history of France. I hope all Frenchmen take it very seriously.

Let's see, all the international socialist/communists/globalists, plus Merkel, Obama and progressives of all ilks back Macron. Not a good sign.

Vive la France ! People of France, Remember your History, Fight On and Vote on May 7!


52 posted on 04/24/2017 1:30:32 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: drewh
Great pics Drew! Yes, the people are fired up!

Vive la France!

53 posted on 04/24/2017 1:34:33 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Artcore

I wouldn’t rule out Putin. He may yet be an ally to quell the Muslim hoards. Kill enough of the Muslim pigs and they will stop.


54 posted on 04/24/2017 1:38:45 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: DoughtyOne
"What throws me is that in Britain, the party leader is it’s presidential candidate."

In Britain the head of state is the Queen, and the evolved tradition is that she delegates most of her power to the Parliament.

55 posted on 04/24/2017 1:46:59 PM PDT by mlo
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To: Artcore
I truly believe Le Pen and Trump will be the only world leaders to fight Radical Islam in a meaningful way!

I don't claim that Putin is entirely on our side, but he is opposed to radical Islam. Mostly. I'll happily take him as an ally.

56 posted on 04/24/2017 2:06:57 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: DoughtyOne

Vive Marine! Long live Marine!


57 posted on 04/24/2017 2:08:25 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Happy days are here again, with Trump/Pence!)
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To: Reily

The statue is “Jeanne d’Arc” - gilded bronze by Emmanuel Frémiet from the late 1800s. Joan of Arc was wounded near that location when she tried to take Paris in the war. She makes for a nice image, n’est pas?


58 posted on 04/24/2017 2:13:18 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Pollster1
I don't claim that Putin is entirely on our side, but he is opposed to radical Islam. Mostly. I'll happily take him as an ally.

I can see Trump and Putin, down the road, being Allies in the fight against Islam, just like WWII.

As I understand it, Putin has given a green light to Christianity in Russia and it is now flourishing, the Eastern Orthodox Church. From Wikipedia: "Christianity in Russia is by some estimates the largest religion in the country, with nearly 50% of the population identifying as Christian. The largest tradition is the Russian Orthodox Church."

Hopefully, Christianity and church attendance will flourish here the next eight years. . and beyond.

59 posted on 04/24/2017 2:18:26 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Beck said that La Pen is a fascist.

What’s up with that? Is he just sliding to the left?


60 posted on 04/24/2017 2:20:06 PM PDT by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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