Le Pen believes she’s in the ascendant

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Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks0Using her Twitter account, Marine Le Pen was one of the first to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the US Presidential Election on 8 November 2016. Like other far-right politicians in Europe she sees her chances as having improved after his victory. Does she now stand a better chance of becoming the next president of France? Or will she be unable to emulate Trump's success?

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ESO: Background information: Will Europe's right benefit from Trump's triumph? http://www.europeansources.info/record/will-europes-right-benefit-from-trumps-triumph/

http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aktuell.html

ESO: Background information: Marine Le Pen’s National Front to stand trial for fraud http://www.europeansources.info/record/marine-le-pens-national-front-to-stand-trial-for-fraud/

ESO: Key source: France Presidential Election 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-presidential-election-2017/

The Local.fr, 15.11.16: French far right eager for US site Breitbart to hit France http://www.thelocal.fr/20161115/breitbart-donald-trump-brexit-to-launch-in-france-to-help-marine-le-pen

The Local.fr, 09.11.16: Marine Le Pen says Trump win 'good news for France' http://www.thelocal.fr/20161109/marine-le-pen-quick-ton-congratulate-donald-trump

Politico, 10.11.16: Yes, President Marine Le Pen is now more possible http://www.politico.eu/article/yes-president-marine-le-pen-is-now-more-possible-trump-clinton/

The Local.fr, 17.11.16: French PM admits Marine Le Pen could become president http://www.thelocal.fr/20161117/french-pm-admits-le-pen-could-become-president

ECFR: Podcast, 18.11.16: Will President Le Pen be next? http://www.ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/ecfrs_world_in_30_minutes_france_and_the_future_of_europe

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