The appeal of the French far-right
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Traditional Conservatism Is Now Dead in France?
Given the recent result in the first round of the presidential election, does that suggest traditional conservatism is now dead in france? I haven't got the number in front of me, but it was within single digits. The falhipicet, who was the candidate of the traditional conservatives, got, i think, four point seven % of the vote. That is under the five per cent mark and sheis now begging for money. So yes, that party is dead. But it's also a consequence of emmanuel macon's success back five years ago,. when he actually convinced the french that both the traditional conservatives and the traditional socialist ty were absolutely hopeless.
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