We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site.
Amid France’s political 'fragmentation', 'a case needs to be made for participatory democracy’ Carys Garland is pleased to welcome Dr. Andrew Smith, Historian of Modern France and Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London. He argues that Marine Le Pen and the National Rally’s commanding position in early presidential polling should not be regarded as an inevitable far-right victory.
They are benefiting from familiarity, unity and laser-focused messaging.More fundamentally, however, Smith sees the polling as a reflection of a French electorate shaped by anger, anxiety, economic insecurity and political fatigue. Rather than describing this landscape simply as one of growing “polarization,” he proposes the more revealing concept of “fragmentation.” Lack of 'enforcement of EU laws': Consumer products contain 'illegal levels of restricted chemicals' France's far-right Marine Le Pen kicks off 2027 presidential campaign French firefighters on six-week strike after record summer blazes Céline Dion: Fan recounts experience singing with the superstar RN 'breach': Amid 'severe' differences with 'bright, young' Bardella, Le Pen 'dictates party line' Paris probes why women staff removed from Eiffel Tower for Hindu visit © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Audience ratings certified by ACPM.ACPM The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.
Extract — continue reading at the source.
