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Waiting For Le Pen

As the 2022 campaign begins, I've been thinking about 2017 when I had the thankless job of keeping vigil at Marine Le Pen's election night reception.

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Chris O'Brien
Mar 12, 2021
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Le Pen’s 2017 election night headquarters in the Chalet du Lac restaurant in Paris’ Bois de Vincennes.

For the second round of France’s presidential vote on May 7, 2017, I flew to Paris for the Los Angeles Times. The idea was to scope out the mood of voters across the city. I was tasked with the duty of attending the evening reception for far-right cand…

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