© Michel Spingler/APMarine Le Pen, leader of the Front National, at a campaign rally in Lille for this Sunday’s regional elections.
Far-right party poised to win two regions for first time as it reaps electoral advantage from France's fear of Islamists and migrantsLooking out across hundreds of flag-waving supporters at a rally in the northern city of Lille, the far-right leader Marine Le Pen told the crowd that the Front National was the only party that could reassure France in this moment of "infinite sadness".
The deaths of 130 people in the Paris terrorist attacks were, she claimed, the result of government inaction, lies, and, above all, its "crazy, undiscerning immigration policy". The Socialist president, François Hollande, who had declared war on terrorism, was "a war chief who hasn't even got the measure of the enemy!" she boomed. Only 10 months after the attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher supermarket left 17 dead, the government had failed to protect French people from another attack and was "more than just responsible" she cried.
The crowd stamped their feet and roared support, chanting "Hollande resign! Hollande resign!"
The political fallout from the Paris terror attacks looks likely to shake France's Socialist government this Sunday when the country votes in the first round of key regional elections. Even though Hollande has seen his popularity rise since the attacks, this has not helped his wider party and its candidates. Instead,
it is Le Pen's Front National that stands to make the most gains at the ballot box.
Comment: While these statistics are hardly surprising to regular readers of Sott.net, it may be that a scientific study published in the mainstream press is what is needed to get the attention of the masses. However, as the authors 'suggest the need for further research', it is likely that little else will be done (as usual) to stop the progression of the lethal police state.