Photo courtesy of the BBC
Some 5-6,000 people waving flags crammed into the stadium on Sunday to cheer on the National Front leader. The overspill who could not fit in still screamed their approval through the open doors.
"I'm voting for the first time," 19-year-old Frederic told me. "And I'm voting Le Pen because immigration is a serious problem in France - that's not racist, it's realistic and Le Pen will deal with the problem, while candidates like Sarkozy and Royal just pretend it's not happening." Le Pen urges halt to immigration (Cont'd) by Emma Jane Kirby
BBC: A French voter's viewpoint
Mark Alexander
4 comments:
Vivre La Republique!
Le Pen is scary. He has some crazy ideas and is an anti-semite.
Funny how the average person in the street like Frederic can state the obvious so easily yet politicians seem unable to.
"Vivre la Republique!" indeed, Variablegears.
Yes, Leelion, it is funny that politicians cannot state these problems. Thet are afraid to do so, that's the answer. They are afraid of being accused of being racist; and they are afraid they'll open up Pandora's box, too.
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