As the first turn of the French presidential election on April 10th comes closer, two far-right candidates have drawn all the attention: Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour. This article argues that their approach toward French-speaking Maghreb countries (Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco) is symptomatic of the difference between a “normalized” and an always more radical far right: while Le Pen seeks to position herself as a serious and pragmatic international partner, Eric Zemmour risks credibility by focusing on resentment about the Algerian war of independence and on the “decline of French” civilization caused by the “migrative invasion” from Muslim North-Africans.
Author: Joël Crisetig
Joël Crisetig studiert den deutsch-französischen Masterstudiengang „Strategie, economic intelligence und Risikomanagement“ an Sciences Po Lille (Frankreich) und an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität in Münster. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind religiöser und politischer Extremismus sowie internationale Konflikte. // Joël Crisetig is currently studying for the binational master’s degree “Strategy, economic intelligence and risk management” at Sciences Po Lille and at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster. His research focuses on religious and political extremism and international conflicts.
