French far right at ‘gates of power’

French Prime Minister Manual Valls warned on the 7 September 2014 that the far-right was 'at the gates of power', as the ruling left struggled under its unpopular president, Francois Hollande.

A poll released on the 5 September 2014 predicted that Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French National Front, would beat Mr Hollande in the event of a second round run-off between them. However, other surveys suggested that she would lose if facing former president Nicolas Sarkozy or another candidate from the centre right.

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ESO: Background information: Le Pen fails to create far-right EP faction http://www.europeansources.info/record/le-pen-fails-to-create-far-right-ep-faction/

ESO: Background information: French students in anti-National Front rallies http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-students-in-anti-national-front-rallies/

EurActiv, 08.09.14: National Front MEP calls for the 'elimination' of French Jihadists http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/national-front-mep-calls-elimination-french-jihadists-308258

France24, 07.09.14: French far right is at the 'gates of power', PM Valls warns http://www.france24.com/en/20140907-french-far-right-fn-gates-power-pm-valls-warns/

Deutsche Welle, 07.09.14: French PM Valls warns far-right is 'at the gates of power' http://dw.de/p/1D8Rp

BBC News, 07.09.14: French far-right 'at gates of power' - PM Manuel Valls http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29101128

The Local.fr, 08.09.14: Far-right at 'gates of power': PM Manuel Valls http://www.thelocal.fr/20140908/far-right-at-gates-of-power-in-france-says-pm-valls

The Guardian, 08.09.14: Unprecedented in France: Front National's Le Pen tops presidential poll for first time http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/sep/08/le-pen-tops-presidential-poll-for-first-time-ever

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