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When far right parties compete: a case study of Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election

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In the previous wave of the far right between 1980 and 2000, far-right parties essentially challenged mainstream parties of the moderate left and right. The current wave has seen new far-right parties challenge the more established far-right players, notably in Italy and France, which raises questions about party competition in this segment of the party system. This paper aims to shed some light on these questions by analyzing the competition between Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour in the 2022 French elections. Based on a qualitative case study analysis, it identifies areas of convergence and dissimilarity between the two candidates. By scrutinizing the positions, issue salience, and agency of their respective campaigns, the paper shows how far-right parties in the same party system compete with one another, thus contributing to the broader literature on contemporary far-right politics. The concluding section discusses these findings in relation to voters' concerns in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election.
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halshs-04162717 , version 1 (16-07-2023)

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Gilles Ivaldi. When far right parties compete: a case study of Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election. French Politics, 2023, ⟨10.1057/s41253-023-00219-y⟩. ⟨halshs-04162717⟩
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