The Importance of Donald Trump’s Electoral Success for Marine Le Pen’s Presidential Campaign
The Importance of Donald Trump’s Electoral Success for Marine Le Pen’s Presidential Campaign
Author(s): Łukasz Jurczyszyn
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: France; Marine Le Pen; Donald Trump; presidential elections; USA
Summary/Abstract: Donald Trump’s victory increases Marine Le Pen's chances in the presidential election in France, because it legitimises her thesis about major upcoming global political changes. It also strengthens her argument about the importance of the role of national identity and the necessity of regaining national control over the economy and society. However, during the campaign her party the National Front will not play up ideological similarities between Le Pen and Trump, because it could mobilise her opponents and turn anti-American resentment, still strong in French society, against her.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 2
- Publication Year: 2017
- Language: English
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