Marine Le Pen was this morning officially proclaimed the new president of far-right party Front National (FN) in place of his father, the historic leader of the movement and gave the baton to the age of 82. Although the news was leaked on Friday, the outcome of the primaries, read by his father, has not been known until this morning.It was also unclear whether Marine intends to introduce changes in line or will follow a continuous line and, above all, how big is the shadow of his father and his role in the match. "I assume all" Marine has been sentenced in an impromptu press conference after being proclaimed head of rows, in reference both to power in the party as to the inheritance of his father.
For his first speech to be delivered at three in the afternoon, has reserved the outlines of his policy in front of the FN. The main novelty with respect to the script is already known, with his first words, is the percentage of his victory: the new president of the group has been imposed in internal party elections with 67.65% of the votes to another candidate, Vice President Bruno Gollnisch movement.
The winner of the election, he has heard his name from the lips of Jean-Marie Le Pen, has climbed on stage at the Tours congress hall with open arms in victory and almost embracing the public, a gesture he borrowed from his father. Honorary president without competition Following the proclamation, the heir to the French far-right leader, who is MEP, has offered an impromptu press conference with his father in which, in addition to assuming all confirmed to be the party's candidate the Presidential of 2012.
He has also promised that no pact with Nicolas Sarkozy and come with him to any alliance. And not a matter of degree, because it is farthest to the right of Sarkozy, but political affiliation. In his view, both parties have "nothing to see." Will the two-man management FN or supervised? The father has refused his head and stressed that he is "honorary president" without management skills.
However, has added to give advice to her daughter "when she asks," but "the responsibility is yours." She swiftly, has added to the request. Despite the continuity in the name, the choice of Marine Le Pen is interpreted as a renewal, because the new president of FN has shown its intention to change the discourse of the party to reach a greater number of potential voters.
That strategy, criticized by some historical extreme right movement, persuaded a large number of the 22,403 militants who were eligible to vote. This afternoon is expected to serve his first speech to dispel doubts about whether these changes will introduce or follow a party line. The party has welcomed the high turnout in the primaries, a 76.45% of the militants.
During the election campaign several months, Marine had the firm backing of his father and many of the major party leaders. Born in 1968 in the exclusive town of Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris, the third daughter of far-right leader took his first steps into politics in 2002 in an election campaign in which his father failed to qualify for second round Presidential ousting the socialist candidate Lionel Jospin.
But finally was defeated by the conservative Jacques Chirac by a wide margin, this election marks the ceiling of the FN, which Marine Le Pen has sought to improve.
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