France’s Front National: an anti-regional party at heart

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Series Details 07.12.15
Publication Date 07/12/2015
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The author argues that the Front National (FN) in France is a political party that completely rejects the principles of decentralisation, local democracy, and regional identity. Ironically, the FN campaigned strongly and performed well in the regional elections held in France in December 2015.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://theconversation.com/frances-front-national-an-anti-regional-party-at-heart-51935
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ESO: Background information: French regional elections, 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-regional-elections-2015/
The Conversation, 07.12.15: French regional elections: noone can dismiss Le Pen as an also-ran now http://theconversation.com/french-regional-elections-noone-can-dismiss-le-pen-as-an-also-ran-now-51616
Euro|Topics: Who's saying what: FN on the rise http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2015-12-frontnationalaufstieg/
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