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Why is Marine Le Pen So Popular in France?
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Marine Le Pen and her party are very popular in France, despite starting out as a more controversial figure on the far right. So much so that she is now the most popular candidate for the first round of the next presidential election. But how has she achieved this?
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1 – https://www.ifop.com/publication/les-intentions-de-vote-a-lelection-presidentielle-3/
2 – https://www.politico.eu/article/marine-le-pen-turned-respectable-france-presidential-election/
3 – https://www.ft.com/content/8384228d-8156-4134-8eb4-035c068704b9
4 – https://www.ft.com/content/4754b9e0-0215-493a-81d5-f789ace901c2
5 – https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2024/02/02/le-pen-draws-closer-to-meloni-and-distances-herself-from-germany-s-afd
6 – https://www.ft.com/content/12dd1c0a-29fc-40a8-8e94-725a6dc2ca43
7 – https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/01/01/macron-wishes-for-unity-in-the-new-year-which-will-welcome-the-olympics-to-france_6391244_7.html
8 – https://ecfr.eu/publication/a-sharp-right-turn-a-forecast-for-the-2024-european-parliament-elections/
00:00 – Introduction
00:37 – Rise to Prominence
01:42 – Why Le Pen Is So Popular
05:26 – France’s Next President?
06:38 – Sponsored Content
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In this video, we’ll discuss the EU’s new plan to quietly tax US Big Tech – and whether it could work.
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The EU’s plan to capture US Big Tech revenue
https://www.ft.com/content/ad06ed89-f600-4694-8c95-7d53b6d3315b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/brussels-looks-capture-big-tech-through-tax-large-corporations-ft-reports-2026-10-07/
EU rejects France’s calls for an EU-wide digital services tax
https://www.ft.com/content/e5a76494-71df-4ee0-a85f-b28f2c94ded6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.vatcalc.com/global/eu-holds-back-on-digital-services-tax-as-us-raises-retaliation-threat/
EU’s proposed CORE mechanism
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2025/08/28/the-commissions-foray-into-corporate-taxation-a-core-problem-for-the-eu-budget/
https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/eu-budget/long-term-eu-budget/eu-budget-2028-2034_en#driving-prosperity-via-competitiveness-research-and-innovation
US exempted from Pillar 2 of OECD’s global minimum corporate tax agreement
https://youtu.be/85voZ2FJhZk?si=6jVOHTB5CBTKvigd
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/us-exemption-oecd-global-tax-deal-multinational-companies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/08/oecd-deal-imposes-global-minimum-corporate-tax-of-15
G7 statement on global minimum tax
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2025/06/g7-statement-on-global-minimum-taxes.html
https://www.ey.com/en_gl/technical/tax-alerts/canada-g7-releases-statement-on-global-minimum-tax-pillar-two-and-canada-rescinds-digital-services-tax
European Digital Services Taxes (DSTs)
https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/eu/digital-services-taxes-europe/
https://taxfoundation.org/testimony/pillar-one-digital-services-taxes/
https://www.reuters.com/en/germany-seeks-levy-10-tax-online-platforms-like-google-2025-05-29/
Accusations of tax avoidance by Silicon Valley tech companies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/15/silicon-six-accused-of-avoiding-almost-278bn-in-us-corporation-taxes-over-10-years
https://itep.org/trump-meta-tesla-alphabet-amazon-obbba-taxes/
https://itep.org/amazon-alphabet-meta-tesla-pro-trump-tech-companies-avoided-taxes/
0:00 The EU’s Sneaky Plan to Tax US Big Tech Explained
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In this video, we will investigate how Russia uses bots for its influence campaigns, how the recent strikes may have affected Russian bots and what this could mean for Russia.
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In this video, we’re going to explain why the Trump-Putin diesel deal is probably illegal; whether it’ll get struck down; and why – either way – it’s a pretty rubbish deal anyway, even from Trump’s perspective.
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Diesel prices/components
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/us-diesel-sales-price-$-per-gallon-w-na-fed-data.html
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil
https://www.ft.com/content/f117f347-e1e0-457c-83fc-ba4745581bb2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Fuel vs Dem congressional ballot
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2026/09/17/high-petrol-prices-could-hand-democrats-a-mighty-midterm-victory
Trump Truth Social posts
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117412435306815143
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117422699218841250
Zelenskyy comments
https://www.axios.com/2026/10/09/exclusive-zelensky-putin-trump-diesel-deal
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6141601-russia-strikes-ukraine-power-plant/
Laws
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6140830-fitzpatrick-bill-block-russian-oil/
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6968
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/countering-americas-adversaries-through-sanctions-act-related-sanctions
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5025
Reports that Russia lacks refining capacity
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/why-is-us-turning-to-russia-for-diesel-despite-sanctions
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Last month, Ursula von der Leyen announced the formation of a European Security Council that would help to coordinate a response and strategy against hybrid attacks. In this video, we’re taking a look at how this could look like and the hurdles standing in the way.
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https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/ov/SPEECH_26_1868
https://sieps.se/en/publications/2026/forging-european-strategic-unity-the-case-for-a-european-security-council/
https://www.martenscentre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/european-security-council-blueprint.pdf
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-greenland-crisis-revives-calls-for-european-security-council/
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/07/future-e3/origins-and-development-e3
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/the-consultation-process-and-article-4
https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/european-security-council-between-strategic-need-and-institutional
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/757822/EPRS_BRI(2024)757822_EN.pdf
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@coronaviruskillerforthegoo3353
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
she became mainstream by keep going left
@shruikan5528
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
cuz queen slays 💅💅💅
@finianlacy8827
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
THE AFD is not a far right party.. they are only right wing in comparison with the culturally Marxist health policies
@XD-bx6ee
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Won't she also be a bit too old in 2027 to be running for president?
@donalobrien7582
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
MARINE
LE PEN is Popular in France because She Truly cares for Her Country & it People, not like other French Politicians who only Utter Phrases for the Evening News.
Le Pen has shown that its France Alpha & Omega.
With YA Le Pen
@arsenii_yavorskyi
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
google "Le Pen Kremlin ties". I guarantee you'll find some fascinating stuff 😎
@dubtribe1176
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
We are at the point where 'Far right" means: defending borders, supporting working and middle class, their smal businesses, supporting fames producing food, supporting families, being traditional and just being normal. What's wrong with all of that? Has the left world shifted to far toward madness and auto-destructive Marxists abyss?
@alvinmarcovici3556
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Exceptional presenter.
@user-ij6ve3rw6s
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
thats only because there are woman this time like to see woman thats all other tihings is a theather show we all no if a dictator say somthing they block and scared fast thats how europe is half death corrupted
@peterblok3496
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
She speaks the unspoken language of the French
@danieleatwell7757
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Why is it necessary for English people to pronounce foreign words in that foreign accent?
You don't hear foreigners speak in English accents when they speak English?
@wolpumba4099
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
*Abstract*
This video examines the rising popularity of Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party. Le Pen's success builds upon a careful rebranding of the party, distancing it from the overtly extremist views of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. This rebranding, combined with President Macron's unpopularity and a Europe-wide increase in anti-immigration sentiment, has propelled Le Pen into a strong contender position for the 2027 presidential election. However, potential legal scandals and internal party rivalry could derail her momentum.
*Keywords:* Marine Le Pen, France, Rassemblement National, far-right, presidential election, Emmanuel Macron
disclaimer: i used gemini advanced 1.0 on 2024-02-25
@tiagoalfredo9998
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Because France is becoming an African muslin country in the hands of the politicians.
@overtonpendulum2071
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Because the French ruling class is destroying France. Simple.
@allanc.bourose2278
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Because she lie ..
@Dhekem
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Melenchon is better for Russia
@antoine52200
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Not a perfect explanation, the real reason that she is as popular as she is it’s because she was right about a lot of issues (not talking about what to do about it) and she propose simple actions that looks good sense for more than 70% of french people.. like immigration, social issues, inflation, Europe, agriculture, justice..
But mostly she looks like she is shining because Macron and all parties that had power over the last 30 years have been horrible for my country.
But if i were you i would be more concern about jordan bardella than Marine le pen. I don’t think she can win because she is a women, and it is still a break for many french (more so than her name or party legacy) where i think a women, a mother would be more open and fair about some social issues..
@lb19830
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
The narrator is kind of hot
@NguyenNhung-ui7os
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Thuốc của pháp giờ nước nào cũng có, cân y dương nhé.
@NestorMakhno1789
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
these tldr presenter girls are all so cute.
@ThMrksman
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
something something mills of God turn slowly – in reference only. It's amazing that the French didn't have her or someone like her as a president a decade ago and that tells you what cowardly frogs they are.
@goranmekota7540
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
It is not just French, she was great with some Slavic names and toponyms too in an earlier video I've seen. Unless they are cherry picking videos on areas she is linguistically familiar with it must take a good amount of preparation to copy native pronunciations on that level.
A great addition to the team, as butchering names is usually a bit of an issue on the channel, and she is a good presenter in general too.
@lilybertine5673
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Le Pen is the same deal. Same Euro-atlantist shit. People voting Lepen are naive at best. She just inherited her father's aura and reputation, and the workers class votes who've been abandonned by the historical left ever since globalization killed the industry (with help from politics). They've been brainwashed for decades into believing she is an opponent, to make sure the system keeps on running.
@arsenii_yavorskyi
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Le Pen is popular because she has an endless supply of money from the Kremlin to fund her political campaign.
@wheeloftime-hl7pb
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
people are born to be free … suck it up!
@K1989L
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Nazies are rising… They might use a different name but views are the same.. Beware!
@HMalem
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
It's not that she is popular, It's because there is (almost) no serious alternative. Macron tanked the left hard and having Zemour as the new extreme right made Le Pen seem like a centist. Newer generations don't realize how far right she always has been
@user-et4hp9sw3n
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
France always had a hard right party, look how it went for them in WW2 under Petain
@heathclark318
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Maybe because she had her election stolen by Macron…. She is the rightful leader of France and none of the problems they are currently facing are there if she wasnt trumped2020
@huguesjouffrai9618
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Left and right wing media have and politicians have spent years convincing everybody that the country is in ruins (it's not).
Now people believe it and want to change everything.
However the left wing oppositions have become quite extreme and divisive, appearing as irresponsible.
Whereas le Pen has stayed quiet and serious and appears as a more serious alternative.
@MMerlyn91
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Because the French have finally figured out Macron hates them? It only took them 7 years, they don't seem particularly bright lol.
@pw3858
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Because the WEF puppets in power work against the people in their own countries. They actually hate their own citizens
@willc1294
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Thats ridiculous exempting young people from income taxes. Everyone should pay something.
This will only create divisions and stoke resentement
@polopogo2420
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
she is not far right TLDR. Your generous use of "far right" tag is either dishonest or delusional
@animemonkey555
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
It's been great to watch Georgina get more comfortable and confident presenting! She's come so far in such a short amount of time.
@cazwalt9013
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
I swear to God that tldr viewers care more about pronunciation than the actual news 😂
@jarrodgraham2408
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Yet she always loses when rerunning
@billyb6001
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Vive La Pen
@amcalabrese1
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Bought and paid for my Putin. This is why it is so important the Ukrainians win and soon.
@kifkroker6483
February 26, 2024 at 2:56 am
Lol… that's asking why is the pope catholic?