French protest violence: A โChristmas presentโ for Le Penโs far right?
Le Pen is positioning her party as more capable than centrist or left-wing forces before the 2027 presidential election.
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Le Pen is positioning her party as more capable than centrist or left-wing forces before the 2027 presidential election.
A French politics observers says the allegations of antisemitism against the President of Franceโs National Rally have really really damaged the party. Andrew Smith from Queen Mary University of London says people have been buying into the detoxification of the party, despite its legacy as an antisemitic and racist party. But that makes the allegations against Bardella this week even more shocking. Bardella accused by the investigative news site Mediapart of sending a series of antisemitic remarks from 2013 to 2015. Andrew Smith spoke to us in Perspective.
In this edition we welcome CNN's correspondent in France, Melissa Bell. Melissa is the author of "Sous l'influence americaine", an investigation into American interference in France and Europe. She tells us about theย ways in which American interference is being felt in Europe and France and what we should expect during the 2027 French presidential election campaign.