2023-11-16 10:00:10
For twelve years that she has embodied the French far right, Marine Le Pen has tenaciously pursued the same objective: capturing the legacy of General de Gaulle. For the heir to a party whose anti-Gaullism was an ideological glue, it is a challenge which does not lack audacity or electoral interest. Marine Le Pen quotes de Gaulle in the debates between the two rounds of the presidential election; sends representatives to flower his grave in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (Haute-Marne) every November 9; devotes speeches to him on the island of Sein (Finistère) and in Bayeux (Calvados); chose as lieutenants authentic nostalgics for Gaullism, such as Florian Philippot or Jean-Philippe Tanguy. In a article published in June 2020 in the Political and parliamentary reviewshe praises the ” big man “ and claims to be the only one to defend its doctrine.
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Often, this self-interested conviction is based on the diplomatic vision of the founder of the Fifth Republic, which she says she endorses: bringing an independent voice, breaking away from bloc logic and speaking to everyone. General de Gaulle’s Arab policy was particularly marked by his condemnation of Israel’s expansionist policy during the Six-Day War in 1967 – going against public opinion. Marine Le Pen, for her part, has always been guided by the fight against radical Islam, which excludes considering certain regimes – such as Qatar or Saudi Arabia – as potential partners.
Since the terrorist attacks of October 7, the far-right leader has had an unexpected opportunity: to be, in the Middle East, the voice of the Gaullo-Mitterrand line open to the Arab world, which only the Socialist Party or veterans of the center right, such as former prime minister Dominique de Villepin or the president of the foreign affairs committee of the National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bourlanges (MoDem and Independents). Eric Ciotti’s right has lined up behind the Israeli government, the continuation of an Atlanticist evolution begun under Nicolas Sarkozy from 2007. Emmanuel Macron displays his support for the defense of Israel while sending signals to Arab capitals.
Cacophony and alignment with Washington
Marine Le Pen could have benefited from this context. Detailing, on October 23, from the podium of the National Assembly, her position on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the leader of the far right assured that she was strictly in line with the Gaullist doctrine. She deplored the disappearance of “intermediation, flexible and creative role” played by France. “Why is the voice of France so desperate in this region in particular? It is because its diplomacy has lost sight of the need to maintain its independence, its equidistance and its constancy. »
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