How Marine Le Pen was forgotten on war in Ukraine

The candidate of the national gathering in the presidential election 2022 could have been swept away by the conflict because of his pro-Putin positions. But she managed to dodge critics by focusing on purchasing power.

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A sigh of relief. A nine days of the first round, members of the first Circle de Marine Le Pen admit that they would have “flowing” with the war in Ukraine. The national rally candidate (RN), unlike Eric Zemmour, pulled his game pin in five weeks. “It is in the trials that you are bronged, that we are caapace, not on the beach by making Cui-Cui, welcomes Wallerand de Saint-Just, former Treasurer du Rn. On Ukraine, Zemmour played our lightning rod. He took lightning completely. “

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, the reconquest candidate!, who said to dream of a “French Putin”, lost a potential voter in five, tumbling three points of voting intentions over the waves Ipsos-Sopra Steria survey for Le Monde. Marine Le Pen, she, on the contrary, has gained nearly three points. While both figured at the middle elbow in mid-February, one is in the running for the second round (17.5%), when the old controversy continues to fall into fourth position (11.5% ), according to estimates published on March 28th.

Marine Le Pen reacted very early. Thursday, February 24 in the morning, the day of the beginning of the war, she opted for a brief conviction and left a day of reflection. While Eric Zemmour depicted in front of the Camera a responsibility of the West, Marine Le Pen brought together his family headquarters – Philippe Olivier, Jordan Bardella, Christophe Bay, Jean-Philippe Tanguy, Renaud Labaye, Caroline Parmentier – and a diplomat Military business specialist. Catching up by his mistakes on the intentions of Vladimir Putin, scalded by uncertainty as during the Pandemic of Covid-19, she decrees: “We will not play the President of the Republic.” Caution and moderation.

Avoid talking about Russia

In reality, it changes its shoulder rifle only in appearance. Unlike Zemmour, it is favorable to the reception of Ukrainian “war refugees”. “The French people are generous and friendly,” she discounted Friday 1 in Meeting in Stiring-Wendel (Moselle), before returning to his fundamentals. But France, C ‘ is the country of the French. “She who now defends” the territorial integrity of Ukraine “declared in 2014 the annexation of the Crimea” not illegal “and based on a vote” without contestation possible “, yet not recognized by the International community. It always defends in its project “the Alliance” with Russia on security in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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