[blam]

Have the French finally had enough Muslim immigrants. There are five million there already, more than in the US.

[Clara Lou]

I'm trying to visualize a French "far right."

[RightWhale]

"With Jean-Marie/we are carefree..."

It's not easy to translate a rhyme and have it still rhyme.

[aristeides]

Article doesn't mention Chévènement, the former leftist nonconformist who has now become an anti-immigrant populist and is also, I understand, doing quite well in the polls. Hmmm, 16% for Le Pen, 2% for Mégret, 15%, say, for Chévènement, that adds up to a lot of the votes. Maybe next time they can find some way to form a bloc, especially if this year is Le Pen's last run.

[TheMole]

This guy is not an attractive character. He gets votes because the other politicans refuse to take serious positions on immigration and crime, both major (and related) problems in France. However, this guy actually is a racist and anti-Semite. That is to say, unlike American conservative politicians who uphold the principles of the U.S. Constitution and are slandered as racists for doing so, this guy actually does hate blacks, Arabs, and Jews. He also has no commitment whatsoever to free markets and less government. You may have noticed in the article he is quoted has saying that in economic policy, the Front Nationale is "on the left". He also is no friend of the United States or any other English-speaking countries. The only positives about him are (1) he's not a socialist (2) he's actually pretty straightforward about what he stands for, at least by the standards of politicians, (3) what he says about his opponents is basically true, and (4) most of the people who vote for him do so just to try to wake up the major parties.

[cynicom]

The French far right sits in the left field bleachers.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The main target was President Jacques Chirac. "To see a prime minister of the left behaving like a man of the left was unfortunate," he said of the Socialist, Lionel Jospin

But Socialist Lionel Jospin comes with catsup at no extra charge.