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The strange allure of the strongman leader
Authoritarians and autocrats continue to flourish despite a long parade of inadequacy. Can liberal democracy strike back?
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen, better known as Marine Le Pen, is a French lawyer and politician. She is a member of the National Rally (RN; which was previously known as the National Front, FN), and she was its president from 2011 to 2021. Le Pen ran for the French presidency in 2012, 2017 and 2022. Here you can find all of our latest news, analysis and comment about Marine Le Pen.
Authoritarians and autocrats continue to flourish despite a long parade of inadequacy. Can liberal democracy strike back?
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ByIn the UK, no far-right party would win anything like 41 per cent of the vote.
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ByLive data, commentary and analysis on the second round of France’s presidential election.
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ByLeft-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
ByVoters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
ByLive data, commentary and analysis on the first round of France’s presidential election.
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