A few days ago the news emerged that
France might be preparing to leave the EU. Marine Le Pen, head of
"National Front" party, argues that France has no future in the EU, and
if the country wants to develop further, it should seriously consider
the option of self-navigation. Is this the case and what could France
expect if it is no longer a member of the EU?
French Party "National Front" and its
leader Marine Le Pen boldly declared their decision to withdraw France
from the European Union. French policy has changed dramatically over the
last few years. "National Front" is a party with 40 years of
experience, and over this time its views have undergone radical changes.
Why such a dramatic change in attitude and ideology in "National
Front"?
Le Pen believes that, above all, the political and economic situation in the world has changed, and the country has entered an era of globalization, which, in turn, led to a drastic change in "National Front," one of the few parties that managed to perfectly adapt to the global environment. The party leader said that 25 years ago "National Front" was known as a strictly liberal party that did not share opposing political views.
Le Pen believes that, above all, the political and economic situation in the world has changed, and the country has entered an era of globalization, which, in turn, led to a drastic change in "National Front," one of the few parties that managed to perfectly adapt to the global environment. The party leader said that 25 years ago "National Front" was known as a strictly liberal party that did not share opposing political views.
Being liberal at the time meant
advocating for the establishment of the market economy under the
framework determined by the government. Now there are no permanent
borders and frameworks. Due to these major changes the party, not to be
lost on the margins of history, has transformed its views and turned to
ultra-liberalism. Today, political views of "National Front" are clear.
Marine Le Pen advocates the creation of a
strong and strategic state and establishment of an arbitrator state. Is
it possible? What means would be good to achieve this goal? The answer
may be quite ambiguous. First of all, the party leader stated her desire
to radically change the country, but keep the previously established
international relationships with many leading countries. Le Pen said
that first the situation in the country had to be changed, and the
politics, which is its integral part, had to be flexible and adjust.
The leader of "National Front" stated that, in her opinion, the European Union was already dead. Is this true and why, then, dozens of states still strive to become the EU's honorary members? Le Pen said that today's media deliberately ascribed the EU nonexistent benefits and achievements, saying that the European Union was alive and developing, but this is not true. Le Pen added that the established European currency was also dead, as well as the organization itself. He stated the need to keep up with the time, to notice the collapse of the European Union and be able to leave the sinking ship.
The leader of "National Front" stated that, in her opinion, the European Union was already dead. Is this true and why, then, dozens of states still strive to become the EU's honorary members? Le Pen said that today's media deliberately ascribed the EU nonexistent benefits and achievements, saying that the European Union was alive and developing, but this is not true. Le Pen added that the established European currency was also dead, as well as the organization itself. He stated the need to keep up with the time, to notice the collapse of the European Union and be able to leave the sinking ship.
The leader of the French party talked
about the attempts to save the euro at all costs. Le Pen does not want
her people to follow the example of the Irish who were forced to reduce
the minimum wage by 12 percent or drastically cut state family
allowances and unemployment benefits. Lowering the generally accepted
level of life is another step towards the abyss. If the currency needs
to be saved at this price, the price of the people, it would be much
more humane to simply get out of the EU and completely abandon the euro,
said Le Pen.
In an interview with "Euronews" Le Pen said that Europe was quite capable of getting out of the situation, if it were to adhere to the previously established concepts. But today, Le Pen saw the future of Europe without France in the EU. She talked about the possibility of France's withdrawal from the European Union earlier, but had never called the exact date of the referendum. The head of the French opposition expressed the opinion of the "National Front" demanding from President Francois Hollande a referendum on the withdrawal of France from the EU.
In an interview with "Euronews" Le Pen said that Europe was quite capable of getting out of the situation, if it were to adhere to the previously established concepts. But today, Le Pen saw the future of Europe without France in the EU. She talked about the possibility of France's withdrawal from the European Union earlier, but had never called the exact date of the referendum. The head of the French opposition expressed the opinion of the "National Front" demanding from President Francois Hollande a referendum on the withdrawal of France from the EU.
Le Pen proposed a specific date for the
referendum - January of 2014. Why this date? The choice is clear, as in
January of 2014 the next elections to the European Parliament will be
held, and this is when France should express its will to withdraw from
the EU. Marine Le Pen did not choose the time for such an initiative by
accident. Her words today have a great weight, as the crisis in the euro
area is obvious, and the arguments of Euro-skeptics are now becoming
increasingly more convincing.
The result of recent elections in the
Italian Parliament won by populist politicians, including Beppe Grillo,
who proposed a referendum on Italy's withdrawal from the euro zone, is
another striking example of the changing situation in the EU. During a
meeting of the "National Front" leadership on Saturday, Le Pen spoke
about the inability of the government to solve domestic problems that
largely stem from the EU. Whether her predictions about the collapse of
the European Union are realistic is a big question, but there are
definitely some doubts. In addition to sharp criticism of the official
policy of Brussels in terms of the economy, Le Pen criticized border
controls within the EU.
She believes that the forthcoming entry
into the Schengen area of Romania and Bulgaria will have very negative
consequences for France. France's decision to significantly tighten its
immigration policy may be jeopardized, and the opposition does not want
it to happen. So far it is not clear whether Marine Le Pen will be
successful in her initiative but, judging by her rapidly growing
popularity, this is realistic. Through a broad eloquent advocacy of her
political views, Le Pen has managed to perfectly strengthen the position
of her party.
Thanks to a new wave of global economic
crisis, at the presidential elections in France in the spring of 2012
she became a serious competition to the leaders of the election campaign
- Socialist Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy. In the
following election to the National Assembly she managed to become a
member of the French Parliament.
Le Pen is open about her mistrust of the
French Government. In an interview with "Euronews" she said that
withdrawal from the EU was the only sensible way out of this situation.
It is difficult to say whether such a radical solution will stabilize
the state of affairs in France. However, Le Figaro wrote that
in many years such drastic political and economic measures have not been
taken, and that this shake-up in the political life of France and the
entire Europe can put everything in its place.
Sergei Vasilenkov
Pravda.Ru
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