The Front National’s founder (and leader, until 2011), Jean-Marie Le Pen, was a lieutenant in the French army during the Algerian war in the 1950s, and stood accused of having been personally involved in torture (something he denied). In 1985 the daily newspaper Liberation ran the headline: “Tortured by Le Pen” – with the alleged testimonies of victims. This bears repeating, because 30 years ago no one would have bet that his creation would become the nationwide phenomenon that it is today – France’s leading political party, with a good chance of taking control of six out of the country’s 13 metropolitan regions. But how did we get to this?
12/07/2015
France’s cowardly elite is to blame for the rise of Marine Le Pen
France’s cowardly elite is to blame for the rise of Marine Le Pen | Natalie Nougayrede | Comment is free | The Guardian:
The Front National’s founder (and leader, until 2011), Jean-Marie Le Pen, was a lieutenant in the French army during the Algerian war in the 1950s, and stood accused of having been personally involved in torture (something he denied). In 1985 the daily newspaper Liberation ran the headline: “Tortured by Le Pen” – with the alleged testimonies of victims. This bears repeating, because 30 years ago no one would have bet that his creation would become the nationwide phenomenon that it is today – France’s leading political party, with a good chance of taking control of six out of the country’s 13 metropolitan regions. But how did we get to this?
The Front National’s founder (and leader, until 2011), Jean-Marie Le Pen, was a lieutenant in the French army during the Algerian war in the 1950s, and stood accused of having been personally involved in torture (something he denied). In 1985 the daily newspaper Liberation ran the headline: “Tortured by Le Pen” – with the alleged testimonies of victims. This bears repeating, because 30 years ago no one would have bet that his creation would become the nationwide phenomenon that it is today – France’s leading political party, with a good chance of taking control of six out of the country’s 13 metropolitan regions. But how did we get to this?
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