Luc 4,776 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Only 42 percent of those surveyed believed Marine Le Pen was capable of securing votes beyond her party base. A majority of French people believe the far-right National Front led by presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is a danger to democracy, according to a latest pollpublished Tuesday. Voters are increasingly hostile toward the party, with 58 percent of respondents saying they consider it a threat, up from 47 percent five years ago, according to the Kantar Sofres-OnePoint poll for Franceinfo and Le Monde. Between 1980 and 2002, more than 70 percent considered the party a “danger to democracy.” But support for the party was buoyed by Marine Le Pen’s last presidential campaign in 2012, and the number of people who considered the party a threat fell to 47 percent. Close to 65 percent of respondents said they had never voted for the National Front, while 32 percent said they had voted for the party or intended to this year. That means one-third of French people agree with the Front National’s policies, confirming the party’s “strong potential” and position in France’s political landscape, according to the poll, which surveyed a representative sample of 1,006 people between February 23 and 27. Only 42 percent of those surveyed believed Le Pen was capable of securing votes beyond her party base. The exit from the euro and a return to franc, one of Le Pen’s signature policy proposals, also dipped in popularity to 22 percent from 33 percent last year. A recent Kantar poll for Le Figaro showed Le Pen in the lead, at 26 percent, one percentage point ahead of centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron at 25 percent, ahead of elections in April and May. Embattled Conservative candidate François Fillon lagged behind at 17 percent. source: http://www.politico.eu/article/majority-of-french-believe-national-front-is-a-danger-to-democracy-poll/ hope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kvnrp 48,353 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Praise France for getting it's common sense back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juvi 1,639 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 seems like common sense returned to people after the Empirelistic Fiasco of 2016 (aka Brexit & Trump presidentcy) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
socotra 3,357 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 If Macron is her opponent, she'll win. If Trump's victory and the Brexit vote can serve as any indication of the way France's election will work out, it has Marine written all over it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 If she wins I think I may give up on my interest in politics forever What is going on with the world I want so desperately to know, but I don't even know where to begin analyzing the information, was it the refugee crisis? The Iraq war? Trump winning the election? Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame Joanne 5,985 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Only 58%? Could be worse, but still Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fame Joanne 5,985 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, SychosSoChic said: If she wins I think I may give up on my interest in politics forever What is going on with the world I want so desperately to know, but I don't even know where to begin analyzing the information, was it the refugee crisis? The Iraq war? Trump winning the election? Weak economy and refugees (while they already have many immigrants from former colonies) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katharine Hepburn 4,607 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, SychosSoChic said: If she wins I think I may give up on my interest in politics forever What is going on with the world I want so desperately to know, but I don't even know where to begin analyzing the information, was it the refugee crisis? The Iraq war? Trump winning the election? Politics is like a pendulum, people reject current political establishment to get change after a while xoxo Joanne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imnotyourbabe10 6,120 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 14 minutes ago, SychosSoChic said: If she wins I think I may give up on my interest in politics forever What is going on with the world I want so desperately to know, but I don't even know where to begin analyzing the information, was it the refugee crisis? The Iraq war? Trump winning the election? I go to George Carlin for advice on humanity these days...hope these links help! Miss him... (sorry for the misleading title...he has been dead for a while) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monketsharona 90,129 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I will be very honest but François Fillon is not better, and he's not part of FN party... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle 14,068 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 French system of several relevant parties will defeat Marine Le Pen. Trump won because of the radicalization of the Democrats Vs the Conservative and the fear of immigration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Only 58%? Omg it's March and I still don't know who to vote for next month. One thing I'm sure is that she won't get my vote! ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monketsharona 90,129 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 12 minutes ago, Miracle said: French system of several relevant parties will defeat Marine Le Pen. Trump won because of the radicalization of the Democrats Vs the Conservative and the fear of immigration Wouldn't be so sure... Hate to say this but Marine Le Pen has significant chances to win. Especially knowing that other parties are messy and divided right now. One of the main candidates is involved in several fraud cases. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle 14,068 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Just now, monketsharona said: Wouldn't be so sure... Hate to say this but Marine Le Pen has significant chances to win. Especially knowing that other parties are messy and divided right now. One of the main candidate is involved in several fraud cases. Yeah that's really bad, given that Francois Fillon lost votes will probably go to Marine Le Pen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 27,484 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Indyl said: If Macron is her opponent, she'll win. If Trump's victory and the Brexit vote can serve as any indication of the way France's election will work out, it has Marine written all over it. Unfortunately, that's one of the first things that came to my mind when Trump won. And with all the bullshit that's going on in my country's political landscape at the moment, her victory is becoming more and more certain... But I haven't entirely lost hope, opinions are still pretty divided so far, like this poll proves. If anything, I think we're just all puzzled here in France, we're not sure of anything anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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