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“ The electors care about the domestic situation first, and we elect the French president with the intention to have someone to defend French interests.”
“ There are really concrete policy reforms that Macron has in mind to strengthen the EU and use it as a vehicle for French interests. Le Pen is the exact opposite. ”
“ There will be “intense soul searching” within Jobbik... Its existential and ideological crisis is undeniable. Apparently the radicalisation of Fidesz hasn't opened up new opportunities for Jobbik in the centre; it just shifted the whole political stage more rightwards. We will see intense ideological and strategic discussion within Jobbik in the next couple of months, and more defections of politicians and members to Our Homeland cannot be ruled out.”
“ Le Pen’s campaign platform suggests she would override EU decisions she does not believe in, such as imposing tight border controls around France, and giving French citizens preference in labor markets; both those violate the EU’s core principles. It is hard to see how this would not lead to France pulling out of the EU. There are opt-outs on every situation, to not implement EU decisions if it is against France’s interests.”
“ Unfortunately, Macron's nearly sole focus on France and Europe's geopolitical position vis-à-vis Russia over the past few months had the unintended consequence of normalizing his opponent Marine Le Pen's long-standing friendly relations with Putin and the Kremlin.”
“ Despite the war, Marine Le Pen is still advocating for an alliance with Russia and still considers that it will be possible for her as president to consider Vladimir Putin as an ally.”
“ Although there has been an enormous effort by Marine Le Pen to sort of normalize her image and to cut some of the most controversial slogans from her program, if you look at the details, it hasn't changed that much. The vision that Marine Le Pen promotes is extremely different from the one that Emmanuel Macron supports.”
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