The French Right-Wing Paradox – Maintaining the cordon sanitaire
<span class='abs_content'>In this article, we explain why the French mainstream right-wing party, today Les Républicains, has maintained until now a cordon sanitaire between itself and its far-right counterpart, the Rassemblement National. We examine the usual hypotheses identified b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Coordinamento SIBA
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Partecipazione e Conflitto |
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| Online Access: | http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/25693 |
| Summary: | <span class='abs_content'>In this article, we explain why the French mainstream right-wing party, today Les Républicains, has maintained until now a cordon sanitaire between itself and its far-right counterpart, the Rassemblement National. We examine the usual hypotheses identified by the literature on coalitions between mainstream and far-right parties, and confirm that they are not able to explain the French case. We argue that this paradox can be solved by re-evaluating some core ideological disagreements, as well as the importance of competence and credibility in the party image of the mainstream right, which we identify – discussing Panebianco's genetic model – as a result of its historical role of governmental, established party.</span><br/> |
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| ISSN: | 1972-7623 2035-6609 |