Will France fall to the far right?

About this episode

Nick Cohen discusses the rise of the far-right in France with journalist Victor Mallet, exploring its implications for Europe.

France is heading for a far right take over In this latest Lowdown podcast Nick Cohen talks in-depth to with Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet, a former F.T Paris correspondent about his book "Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella, and the Future of Europe." Mallett explores how the French far-right, led by Marine Le Pen and her protege Jordan Bardella, has become a mainstream political force after decades of gradual growth since the 1950s. Nick and Victor discuss how the far-right has capitalised on immigration concerns, economic grievances, and media influence to gain power, while the traditional left and centre-right parties have struggled to maintain relevance. Victor Mallet explains how the far-right's seemingly more pragmatic approach and media support have helped them transform from a fringe party to a dominant force in French politics, with significant implications for the European Union's future and the broader European project, and possibly the hard-won peace of Europe. The Far Right is on the march across Europe Nick and Victor discuss how the far right is across the march across Europe, aided and supported by Trump's White House and Putin's Kremlin. They discuss…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Cohen

Guest: Victor Mallet

Topics covered

• far-right politics
• France
• European Union
• immigration
• economic grievances
• media influence
• nationalism

Keywords

• far-right
• Marine Le Pen
• Jordan Bardella
• France
• European politics
• immigration
• economic issues
• media
• nationalism
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times

Books & works: Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella, and the Future of Europe

Places: France, Europe, Germany, Italy

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