If Marine Le Pen Were To Win France's Presidential Election, Would France Seize Britain's Special Relationship With America?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/771632/Front-National-Marine-Le-Pen-polls-France-election

It would seem that both Le Pen and Trump's supporters want to serve 'a slap in the face' to the establishment.

[ichkeria]

So does Le Pen's current main challenger, who actually is less of an 'establishment' politician than she is, as she's been part of the furniture there for years. She's also consistently led in the polls for a long time but as even that article admits would be trounced in the run off.
As for 'special relationship' I hardly think so. Ultra nationalist leaders tend to not to like each other very much and the UK US relationship is based primarily on intelligence sharing which the French are in no state to emulate

[ToraToraTora]

no

[mikey4444]

Aren't France the cheese-eating surrender monkeys ?

[Peter Pedant]

well he likes girls better than boys so I suppose the answer is yes

how is her Angleesh ? or his French
or knowing Trump - will they speak la langue d'amour ...... ?

[Jackdaw33]

Much as I would love to see her win, she won't. This happened to her father when he came second to Chirac. Chirac took 80% of the vote in the run-off. The slogan from the socialists was,'Vote for the crook, not the fascist'.

[webbo3]

we could have this kind of relationship.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/23/donald-trumps-love-royal-family-may-see-united-states-join-commonwealth/

\\It comes amid efforts to develop the Commonwealth as a tool for building relationships on everything from foreign policy to trade, following Britain's exit from the European Union.//


http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/771189/Commonweath-United-States-Queen-Donald-Trump-Michael-Lake

\\With the UK making plans to leave the European Union (EU) officials are keen to build up international relations through the Commonwealth in an number of areas, including trade.//

Dave.

[jourdain2]

So far as the UK is concerned it would be good for us if Le Pen won. She is likely to be up against Macron in the 2nd round (unless Fillon makes a recovery - which he could, this is France after all). Macron is out to punish us for Brexit. Trump would be happy to deal with Le Pen - but not to the exclusion of Britain. Could be a good triumvirate, possibly.

I am quite sure that she will win the 1st round (and have been for some time) it all depends on how the Left splits and reforms to oust her and how many of Fillon's supporters move to her - assuming that Fillon is not in the run-off). French politics are very complicated and fluid. It is the 2nd round that counts, they get serious then.

I have placed a small bet on Le Pen winning, but it is money I am prepared to lose - I know how the French band together to prevent the 'wrong' person winning. The Left will all band together (if it is
Macron, which I expect) and would out-vote her unless the Right vote against Macron. Very interesting - this is where I get my money's worth out of the odd, small bet on politics. :)

[jourdain2]

Sorry, just realised that that drifted off-topic. No, France wouldn't - I did mention that in my longer answer.

[anneasquith]

Interesting point . would Theresa become an x best friend ?

[ichkeria]

Seeing the latest interview with Le Pen on British TV just reminded me what a deceitful and obnoxious woman she is. The Front National is a very different beast to UKIP. And it's skies are not British values, which that fact underlines, It was always to Nigel Farage's credit that he refused to have anything to do with her or them (tho I always wondered if his German wife had anything to do with that)