The far right’s anti-immigration mantra is seeping through a once ironclad political divide between it and mainstream politics. You’re like the National Rally,’” the main far-right party. Le Pen’s party has progressively anchored itself among French voters. “There are practically no more categories of the population immune to a (far-right) vote,” polling agency Ifop said after a recent survey showing a steady rise in voters who have cast a ballot for Le Pen’s party. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government took a tough line against the recent violence, but disputes Le Pen’s characterization of those who rioted, with Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin stressing that only 10% were foreigners.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 12, 2023 16:20 UTC