Marine Le Pen's right-wing nationalist National Rally (formerly National Front) is now the largest party in France. It has the largest number of delegates in the National Assembly and a presence in every part of France.
She favors economic nationalism and protectionism, wants to limit immigration and multiculturalism and opposes globalization.
She opposes French military intervention in Ukraine. She says Crimea is Russian. When she suffers the predictable accusations of being pro-Putin, she refuses to back down.
Alexander Mercouris, a political analyst I greatly respect, thinks she has a good chance of being elected President of France in 2027.
This is important because the political situation in France is not too different from that in the USA, the UK or Germany.
Like them, France has serious economic and social problems that are not being addressed, an unpopular government, and almost comically incompetent political leadership.
Unlike in the USA, UK and Germany, France does not seem to have a "cancel culture." There is a wide range of allowable political debate. And the French citizenry doesn't hesitate to protest or strike when it feels its rights are being abused.
Le Pen is a seasoned politician, not a maverick who has come out of nowhere. She has participated in French politics for a quarter century.
She has a political base that does not depend on her personal charisma, so she would have a good chance of carrying out her program, which I don't really disagree with.
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