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Edukator - Member
Why "worryingly"? She says out loud what many think deep down and makes sure that the issues she champions aren't ignored by the main parties.
FN have some policies I agree with, but these are more then balanced out by the regressive and xenophobic core. Repealing the AME, the policy of 'French first' in employment/welfare/education, her support for the ridiculous minarets ban in Switzerland, references to the Islamification of French Society* (including alarmism over Sharia law), attacks on abortion rights and proposals for the death penalty and supporting the ban on the veil while oppposing the ban of religious symbols in schools.
*According to a survey conducted by OpinionWay, 90% of FN voters support that view that Islam is a "threat to the Republic".
Whilst there might be a significant minority who support the FN in France, the opposition from the majority is overwhelming. This was beautifully illustrated in the second round of the presidential elections in 2002 when Jacques Chirac, despite being considered to be a crook by much of the electorate, received 82.21% of the vote to Jean-Marie Le Pen's 17.79%. The FN's support might have increased very marginally since then, but the opposition will still be overwhelming, solid, and reliable. No policies which solely originate from a chauvinist bigot and racist, should ever be considered to be worthwhile - there are plenty of political parties with democratic credentials to render those who rely on fear, hate, and ignorance, completely redundant.