Front National (France)
The Front National (English: National Front) is a right-wing, nationalist French political party, that has been described as 'fascist and racist'.[1]
History
Founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie Le Pen, the Front National (FN) reportedly 'floundered on the margins till 1984 when it won seats in the European Parliament'.[1] Then in the 2002 presidential election, Le Pen made it into the presidential run-off, having beaten the socialist candidate in the first round, though he lost to Jacques Chirac.
In 2011, Marine Le Pen took over leadership of the party from her father.
Ideology
The FN 'strongly opposes the European Union, is authoritarian on law and order issues and seeks the return of the death penalty' and, as well as opposing immigration, has been described as 'Islamophobic' and 'antisemitic, despite its claims to have changed'.[1]
The British group Hope Not Hate notes that Jean-Marie Le Pen has convictions for dismissing the Holocaust as a 'mere detail' of the Second World War, for violence and for claiming the Nazi occupation was not 'particularly inhumane'. Meanwhile Marine Le Pen has compared what she calls the 'weekly illegal blocking of public streets and squares throughout France for Muslim prayers' with an occupation of parts of French territory.[1] She appeared in court in October 2015 on hate speech charges for this statement.
People
- Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder and leader (1972-2011)
- Marine Le Pen - leader since 2011
Affiliations
Contact
- Website: frontnational.com
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hope Not Hate, Front National, Counterjihad Report: France, accessed 5 February 2015
