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

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.

• Primary Source

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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