One of France’s most well-known populist-conservative politicians has formed a new party to strengthen and expand the populist-conservative right and create a national coalition. Marion Marechal, niece of populist National Assembly member and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, announced the formation of Identité Libertés (Identity Freedom) this week after she and several others won seats in the European Parliament earlier this year.
Marechal and several others were expelled from French conservative writer Eric Zemmour‘s Reconquest Party, which she stood for during the European elections, for proposing an alliance with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) during the subsequent snap national elections.
According to Marechal, the new party will stand against mass migration, Islamisation, and woke ideology in universities and schools. Noting the unstable situation in the French parliament, she argues that another snap election is likely and an early presidential election is even possible, calling for the right to unite under a broad coalition.
Marechal states that Marine Le Pen should lead any such coalition. Other conservatives, including Union of the Right for the Republic (UDR) leader Eric Ciotti, have also endorsed the idea.
“I am in favor of a right-wing policy, so all those who can contribute to this alliance naturally will be welcome,” said Ciotti, who until recently led the center-right Republicans.
Since the French legislative elections in July, President Emmanuel Macron has struggled to find a Prime Minister who a majority in parliament will support, as no single party or bloc of parties has a majority of seats.
His choice, former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, is expected to release a budget on Thursday, October 10. If not supported by Le Pen, Barnier’s time as Prime Minister could be over quickly, setting the stage for another snap election.
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