Le Pen’s conviction in France: Career-ending or fuel for a new far right?
After being found guilty of graft, Le Pen’s bid to lead France has been dealt a major blow. Some will see her as a martyr.
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On Sunday, an opinion poll predicted that Marine Le Pen, the longtime leader of the French far right, would secure up to 37 percent of votes in the 2027 presidential election, more than 22 points higher than in 2022 and 10 points ahead of any other candidate.
The “page has definitely turned”, said Frederic Dabi, the head of pollster Ifop Opinion.
He saw the poll as confirmation that Le Pen’s rebrand had worked. For years, she has sought to normalise the hard right and distance it from the rule of Jean Marie Le Pen, her late father who founded the National Front, a party that lived on the political fringes.
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