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| Le Pen and Wilders the Eurosceptic Alliance |
Eurosceptics Geert Wilders of the Netherlands and
Marine Le Pen of France are discussing closer cooperation in a bid
to capitalize on voter frustration with mainstream politics before the 2014
European parliament elections.
Ms Le Pen arrived in the Netherlands on November 13 for further talks with Mr.Wilders .
But
will it work to band Eurosceptic parties from around Europe, including
the Netherlands, Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, Austria and Denmark
together?
"Eurosceptism has reached its peak", said a
French Euro Parliamentarian." Even though the European voter might
initially have been attracted to these Populist political parties, the
voters are also not completely stupid.
They have seen
during the economic crises and the recent NSA spying drama that only a
united Europe can withstand and react as one against the onslaught of
negative economic and political forces from outside the EU.".
"What
could the Netherlands, which is totally dependent on trading with other
EU nations, achieve by going solo", says D66 Party chief and
parliamentarian Alexander Pechtold, "I have asked Mr. Wilders this
question many times but he never comes up with any concrete answers."
Le
Pen has sought to rid her party of overt neo-Nazis and racists and has
distanced herself from the anti-Semitic remarks of her father. But a
string of embarrassing scandals over racism among party members could
still make her an unappealing partner for Wilders in the eyes of his
Jewish backers and local supporters.
Wilders, who is anti-Islam, has been funded by
The Middle East Forum,
a pro-Israeli think tank based in Philadelphia, USA: the group also
funded Wilders' legal defense in 2010 and 2011 against Dutch charges of
inciting racial hatred.
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