BASIRAT POLITICAL CENTER
HANIF GHAFARI
French version of Trump! The French presidential election kicked off while one of issues that noticed by security and political analysts is the effect of Paris terrorist attack on the French presidential election. According to the latest poll that conducted in France, Marine Le Pen's popularity after the terrorist attack increased about 1 percent and now her popularity is 23 percent. While Emmanuel macron’ popularity decreased half a percent and it is 24 percent. If current trend continue, Le Pen will be winner for the first round of France's presidential election. She will be able to participate as a first candidate at final round of election. However, she will face a difficult task in front of Emmanuel macron at final round.
Donald Trump has tweeted recently about Paris terrorist attack and its relationship with the French presidential election.
"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!”
He said at a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the White House. "So that's a terrible thing, and it's a very, very terrible thing going on in the world today. It looks like another terrorist attack, and what can you say? It just never ends, we have to be strong and we have to be vigilant, and I've been saying it for a long time”
Trump spoke about the impact of the Paris terrorist attack in French presidential election .But what is the real purpose’s Trump on his statement? What is the behind Trump’s stances about presidential election of France.
The answer is largely clear. Trump calls for Marine Le Pen and her victory in the presidential election in France. During the 2016 presidential election of US, Le Pen is one of the few European politicians who declared her support for Trump. Many experts and political analysts in Europe, believe that Le Pen is the French version of Trump.
In this regard, the last Trump’s comments about presidential election in France would be interpretable. Trump stated this sentences with the purpose of Le Pen’s victory in presidential election. Trump expected French citizens after the recent terrorist attack pay more attention to Le Pen’s anti-immigration slogans. There for, his tweet noticed as an encouragement for French to vote in a Le Pen’s favor.
In general, Trump wants the collapse of the European Union and the euro zone and the only one that can path the way and gain this goal for Trump, is Marine Le Pen and the National Front of France. Therefore. Trump not only noticed Marine Le Pen as political ally in Europe but also noticed her as an accelerating factor of EU collapse.