A Carcassonne incident reignites criticism of the National Rally's 'mainstreaming' strategy
According to Le Monde, a case involving a municipal police officer in Carcassonne complicates the National Rally's campaign launch, an episode that a researcher describes as a 'return of the repressed'—reminding the party of its xenophobic, racist and antisemitic past.
Le Monde reports that the case involving a municipal police officer in Carcassonne is complicating the National Rally's (RN) campaign launch, a party classified on the far right of the French political spectrum.
According to the article, this incident undermines the 'mainstreaming' strategy pursued for several years by the party, particularly under the direction of its president Marine Le Pen, aimed at distinguishing today's RN from the former National Front founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Researcher Luc Rouban, quoted by Le Monde, describes this case as a 'return of the repressed'—an expression that, in his view, harks back to the party's history, marked by a 'xenophobic, racist and antisemitic undercurrent' associated with the original National Front.
Le Monde emphasizes that this event occurs at a sensitive moment for the party, in the midst of its campaign launch, and reignites questions about the solidity of the renewed image the RN has been seeking to build over several years.
The article does not specify, in the excerpt consulted, the exact nature of the charges against the municipal police officer in Carcassonne or any potential legal or political consequences of this matter.
Sources
- Les fêlures dans la vitrine de la stratégie de « dédiabolisation » du Rassemblement national — Le Monde — Une
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