2017 Marine Le Pen presidential campaign explained

Marine Le Pen, as leader of the National Front ran for President of France in the 2017 French presidential election, receiving 21.30% of the vote in the first round, and 33.90% in the second round, losing to Emmanuel Macron of La République En Marche!.[1]

Background

Le Pen ran an unsuccessful campaign in 2012.

Campaign

Le Pen launched her presidential campaign on 5 February 2017.[2] In her speech, she condemned Radical Islamism and Globalization, and outlined her 144 campaign commitments as part of the policy platform.[3] Her campaign found particular resonance among members of the working class, who were upset with France's unemployment rate and were drawn to Le Pen's opposition to elitism, immigration, and the European Union.[4]

On April 29, in advance of the second-round vote, Le Pen announced that if elected, she would select Nicolas Dupont-Aignan for her Prime Minister; Dupont-Aignan had received almost five percent of the vote in the first-round vote and expressed views on globalization similar to Le Pen's own.[5]

Policies

Her policies included; lowering the retirement age, halting free trade agreements and reindustrialization in France.[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-05-07. Marine Le Pen defeated but France's far right is far from finished Angelique Chrisafis. 2021-04-01. the Guardian. en.
  2. News: 2017-02-05. Marine Le Pen's French presidential campaign goes lift-off. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-04-01.
  3. Web site: 2018-09-27. Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign with hardline speech. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/marine-le-pen-front-national-speech-campaign-launch-islamic-fundamentalism-french-elections-a7564051.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. 2021-04-01. The Independent. en.
  4. Web site: Breeden . Aurelien . As Le Pen and Macron Fight for Presidency in France, Unions Are Split . New York Times . April 14, 2021 . May 1, 2017.
  5. Web site: Breeden . Aurelien . Marine Le Pen Will Name a Former Rival Prime Minister if Elected . New York Times . April 14, 2021 . April 29, 2017.
  6. Web site: Stothard. Michael. 4 February 2017. Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign. live. 2021-04-01. Financial Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20170205051045/https://www.ft.com/content/a5519f64-eaeb-11e6-930f-061b01e23655 . 2017-02-05 .
  7. Web site: Sandford. Alasdair. 2017-02-09. What are Marine Le Pen's policies?. 2021-04-01. euronews. en.

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