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Editorial: El País

  • France has settled a historical debt by including foreign resistance fighters from World War II in the Pantheon.
  • The solemn ceremony also recognizes the role of Armenians, Jews, and communists in the fight against Nazism.
  • The presence of Marine Le Pen, leader of the far right, was problematic and revealing of the strategy of the new far right.
  • For Le Pen, attending the ceremony was another step in the 'normalization' of her party.
  • The RN's effort to become a 'normal' party involves being able to identify with heroic moments in history.
  • Reactions to Le Pen's presence at the tribute to the Manouchians show that this normalization effort is not credible.

Conclusion: Despite moves to normalize the RN, it continues to hold a nationalist and hostile-to-immigrant DNA, which calls into question its credibility.