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Quo vadis FN, this is the question answered in the conclusion. For sure, the FN’s gains are impressive, the party has broadened its membership, has attracted more votes than ever, and has never been as popular among the French population. Nevertheless, this does not mean that the FN is mainstream; a majority of the population is and remains opposed to the FN’s policy positions, the party continues to lack local implementation and the voters have not really diversified beyond their core. Therefore, it is hardly conceivable that an organization that is more run like a family business than a modern party will gain access to the highest office in France in the twenty first century.
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Stockemer, D. (2017). Conclusion. In: The Front National in France. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49640-5_7
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