Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron face off during the 2017 election. In final round of voting, Le Pen received nearly 34 percent of the vote - and is on course to do better in 2022 (Photo: Reuters)

How Le Pen may beat Macron

Rule of Law

Opinion

by Christopher Williams, Little Rock, Arkansas,

In recent months, French president Emmanuel Macron has begun turning towards the right with regard to Islam in France.

While this may be concerning to many for any number of ethical, moral, and human right reasons, this move is also troubling because of what it means for the continued rise of the radical-right party, Rassemblement National (RN), and its leader Marine Le Pen.

In October 2020, Macron

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Christopher Williams is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

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Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron face off during the 2017 election. In final round of voting, Le Pen received nearly 34 percent of the vote - and is on course to do better in 2022 (Photo: Reuters)