The extreme right Flashcards
when was the FN born?
1972 where it experienced immediate marginalisation
By 1985 how was the FN expanding
attracting the likes of Mégret from the left
How were early struggles in the 70s characterised?
far right struggles with the Parti des Forces Nouvelles
Poor electoral management
In the 80s how did the Party benefit
enhanced media access
dissatisfaction with left
legitimation through right-wing alliances
How did Le Pen do in the 88 parliamentary elections?
won 14.8% of the vote
In the 90s how did the rivals of the Party perceive them?
the likes of the RPR and the UDF refused to form alliances with the FN
How has the FN gradually been able to root itself in the French Electorat?
through Municipal elections
Describe the typical voting type during the 90s for the FN
Male and Urban
No religious
coming from NE SE of France and greater Paris
By 1995 who favoured the FN?
THE blue collars had moved from the left to support the FN
how did the FN join its split voting class?
through issues such as anti immigration, distrust of globalisation and of deeper european integration
Immigration, for the party, provided
a matrix from which much of the issues of France could be solved- in the 90s
What issue regarding french supremacy surfaced around the turn of the millenium
the idea of French preference in the face of increasing immigration
Which other Politician besides Le Pen linked the struggling sector of employment to Immigration
Jaques Chirac
In the 90s the Party favoured what views?
the death penalty fir drug pushers and terrorists
it aspired to be a party of order first and foremost
The FN was essentially against what economic model
economic globalisation and saw the core of France as prosperous
the prospect of unbridled trade was a threat to France’s economy
