COUNTERPOINT – No figure was more controversial than that of Jean-Marie Le Pen. Even those who fought him, especially perhaps those who fought him, have something of him in them.
Minimum service for an overwhelming figure. Two reactions are surprising after the announcement of the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: that of Emmanuel Macron and that of Jordan Bardella, with a conciseness that betrays embarrassment.
The head of state usually pays verbose tribute. There is not a figure in political, economic, cultural or associative life who is not entitled to a long and lyrical presidential press release detailing his countless merits. This time, a handful of dry lines listing his mandates and referring the 2002 finalist to « judgment of history ».
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When you are the cantor of the “republican front”, you don’t touch the “devil”, even with a long spoon. The president of the National Rally was more complimentary, saluting a man who « has always served France, defended its identity and sovereignty “. But nothing about the political adventure that led a marginal party to the second round of the presidential election…
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