When far-right parties operating in Europe are mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is the National Union in France. When it comes to far-right politicians, it is undoubtedly Marine Le Pen, the daughter of the founder of this party, Jean-Marie Le Pen. The name, whose house in Paris was bombed when he was only 8 years old and who narrowly escaped death with his two sisters, grew up in the shadow of political debates and scandals. At the age of 18, he inherited his father's legacy and joined politics and the National Front. However, over the years, he charted a completely different path for himself in politics. Le Pen, who became the leader of the National Front in 2011 and was involved in corruption allegations and scandals, did not give up these policies even though she wanted to change the far-right image of the party. In his first years of entering politics, he moved away from the harsh and marginal discourses of the far right and adopted a populist and nationalist language. However, this approach soon gave way to Islamophobia, anti-immigrant sentiment and harsh criticism against the European Union.
Le Pen, whose performance against Emmanuel Macron in the 2022 French Presidential elections was an important turning point in her political career, made a surprise decision at the party congress held in 2022 to capture young voters and handed over the chairmanship of the party to 28-year-old Jordan Bardella. The National Union became the third group with the most seats in the European Parliament elections on 6-9 June 2024. This result showed the continuing influence of the right-wing populist movement in French politics.
GZT Foreign News Editor Hamide Coşkun talked about Marine Le Pen, aka the 'daughter of the monster', who is a striking example of the far-right becoming mainstream, and her rise in French politics.
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00:00 Introduction
00:56 How did Marine Le Pen step into politics?
02:45 How did Le Pen's career take off in the National Front?
03:40 What path did Le Pen follow in politics?
04:10 What was Le Pen's role in the 2012 and 2017 Presidential elections?
05:25 What accusations did Le Pen face?
06:15 How did far-right Le Pen increase her votes?
08:00 Why did Le Pen hand over the party leadership to Jordan Bardella?
09:13 What are Le Pen's main policies?
11:04 How did Le Pen gain support in France and the European Parliament?
13:52 What are Le Pen's family ties?
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