Aurelien Mondon

Jan 7, 2025 | tolerance.ca | Aurelien Mondon

By Aurelien Mondon, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics.

Jan 7, 2025 | theconversation.com | Aurelien Mondon

The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed by his daughter and now called National Rally (Rassemblement National), is at the gates of power. Le Pen became an MP in France’s national parliament in 1956, when he was just 27.

Jan 7, 2025 | caledonianrecord.com | Aurelien Mondon

The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete. Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed by his daughter and now called National Rally (Rassemblement National), is at the gates of power. kAm{6 !6? 3642>6 2? |! :? uC2?46’D ?2E:@?2= A2C=:2>6?E :? `hde[ H96?

Jul 25, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Aurelien Mondon

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Jul 25, 2024 | theconversation.com | Aurelien Mondon

We are often told that we must listen to reactionaries – take their grievances seriously and address them as part of a democratic system. We are now even told that giving them a shot at power may be the only way to defeat them. We’re not often told to try to play rock, paper, scissors with them. But that’s exactly what French assembly member for La France Insoumise François Piquemal did when confronted by the prospect of having to shake hands with a member of the Rassemblement National (RN).