Jean-Marie Le Pen has been in politics for more than 50 years, but at his rally at Porte de Versailles in Paris the crowd greet him as if he was the hottest new act in politics.
Some 5-6,000 people waving flags crammed into the stadium on Sunday to cheer on the National Front leader. The overspill who could not fit in still screamed their approval through the open doors.
“I’m voting for the first time,” 19-year-old Frederic told me. “And I’m voting Le Pen because immigration is a serious problem in France – that’s not racist, it’s realistic and Le Pen will deal with the problem, while candidates like Sarkozy and Royal just pretend it’s not happening.”
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