France’s political class cannot say it has not been warned. In 2002, Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran chief of the country’s National Front, caused an earthquake by edging out Lionel Jospin, the Socialist party candidate, from the run-off round of the presidential election. This week, a Harris Interactive poll reported that Mr Le Pen’s daughter, Marine, head of the far-right movement since January, would win the first round of a presidential election if held now.
法国政界可不能说没得到过警告。2002年,老牌政客、法国国民阵线主席让-玛丽•勒庞(Jean-Marie Le Pen)在首轮总统选举中击败社会党候选人莱昂内尔•若斯潘(Lionel Jospin)跻身第二轮选举,引起了轰动。近日,哈里斯互动(Harris Interactive)所作的一项民意调查显示,假如现在举行总统选举,让-玛丽•勒庞之女、今年1月起接掌该极右翼组织的马琳•勒庞(Marine Le Pen)将在首轮中胜出。