In the 1st round of the French presidential primaries, Prime Minister François Fillon came in #1, with 44% of the vote. Mr. Fillon not only outdistanced the favored former Prime Minister Alain Juppé, but also handily beat his former boss, Nicolas Sarkozy, who finished a distant third. In a runoff, Mr. Fillon defeated the “more […]
Fillon Best For France!
The election in France is heating up and the race is close between four leading candidates, Les Republicains candidate François Fillon, Front National leader Marine Le Pen, center-left independent Emmanuel Macron and a far-left leaning independent Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The idea that either Le Pen or Mélenchon could win is terrifying markets and if it came to […]
Radical Islam is THE Issue in France’s Coming Election
Each of the candidates for the French presidency has staked out a position on the question of how to deal with radical Islamist terrorists in France. Marine Le Pen has taken the hard line, with a trove of ideas for clamping down on the spread of the violent radical Islamist ideology in Gaul. Scott McConnell […]
In Fréjus, You Can Find the Model of Marine Le Pen’s National Front
In Fréjus, France a young mayor is governing using the principles of Marine Le Pen’s National Front Party. His name is David Rachline and he’s 29 years old. Rachline has increased the police presence in Rachline, and has targeted fiscal responsibility by reducing debt and selling off city assets to reduce taxation. Now he’s running […]
Will Banks Find a Better European Home than London Post-Brexit?
JP Morgan is reportedly scouring the continent, as well as Ireland for a new post-Brexit home base in the euro-area. The bank employs 16,000 people in the U.K. It may be hard to leave behind the financial infrastructure of the U.K. for an untested new country where the bulk of the bank’s employees won’t speak the […]
Nigel Farage: Donald Trump’s Favorite Brit
One of the most visible differences so far between President Trump and his predecessor is that Donald Trump talks to a lot of people. He’s constantly hosting business leaders in the White House, listening to their concerns and asking questions. Trump also likes to get on the road and hold rallies similar to those that […]
The “Donald Trump of France” Says She’s Being Wiretapped Too
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been in politics for a long time, but her tough stances on immigration and national independence garner her regular comparisons to political newcomer, President Donald Trump. In an accusation similar to one made by Trump that has caused great controversy, Le Pen is alleging the outgoing government of President […]
Will The Netherlands be the Next Nationalist Domino to Fall?
The battle for parliament in The Netherlands is underway right now, and the question is, will Geert Wilders’ Freedom Party shock the world with another win for an immigration-skeptic, pro-West, nationalist party win? Only the Dutch voters can decide. Even if Wilders’ party does win the election, The Wall Street Journal’s Valentina Pop says it […]
Excuse for Scandal in France Is What Happens When Taxes are Too High
Early front-runner in the race for President of France, Francois Fillon, has been hit by a scandal involving using government funds to employ his wife and children as “parliamentary aides.” The problem is that no one remembers them doing any work for Fillon’s office. No-show jobs paid with French taxpayer money is not great optics for a politician […]
François Fillon to Become Next French President
He’s the best option in Les Républicains’ primary. Fillon has taken a hard line on Muslim assimilation in France in the past. The most popular description of Fillon in the media today is that he is a French “Thatcherite.” TIME Magazine writes of Fillon: The former French Prime Minister has the most business-friendly platform of the center-right candidates: He […]
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