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Marine Le Pen | |
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| Born | 5 August 1968 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political orientation | French nationalism Right-wing populism Islamophobia Xenophobia |
| Political party | National Rally |
Marion Anne Perrine "Marine" Le Pen (born 5 August 1968) is a far-right French politician and leader of the National Rally party.[1] She is the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, a Holocaust denier who tortured Algerian freedom fighters, and she promotes the fascist Great Replacement conspiracy theory.[2]
Political career[edit | edit source]
In the 2017 election, Le Pen received 21% of the vote in the first round and lost to Emmanuel Macron in the second round where.[1]
In 2022, she received 23.15% of the vote in the first round and 41.5% in the second round, losing to Macron again.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Walter Smolarek (2017-04-30). "French Election — Far right Le Pen and Banker Macron to face off despite left surge" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nicholas Stender (2022-04-26). "France: Far right defeated, but fascist menace still looms under anti-worker Macron government" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2023-01-29.