National Rally (France) facts for kids
The National Rally (in French, Rassemblement national, or RN) is a political party in France. Before 2018, it was known as the National Front.
The party was started on October 5, 1972, by Jean-Marie Le Pen. Its first name was the National Front for French Unity. The party did well in the elections for lawmakers in 1997. They received 14.9% of the votes in the first round. More recently, they won the 2014 European Parliament election with 24.85% of the votes.
In elections for president, only two candidates from this party have made it to the second round. These were Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2002 and his daughter Marine Le Pen in 2017. Both lost the second round. Jean-Marie Le Pen received 17.8% of the votes, and Marine Le Pen received 33.9% of the votes.
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Party Leaders
Jean-Marie Le Pen led the party from 1972 until 2011. In 2011, the party members voted for his daughter, Marine Le Pen, to become the new leader. She wanted to make the party's image seem less harsh.
In 2015, Marine Le Pen removed her father from the party. This happened after he made some statements that caused problems. On April 24, 2017, the day after the first round of the 2017 French presidential election, Marine Le Pen stepped down from her role as leader. Steeve Briois became the temporary leader for a short time.
Party Ideas
The National Rally party is very patriotic. This means they have a strong love and loyalty for their country, France. They are also very Eurosceptic. This means they are against the European Union and want France to have more control over its own laws.
The party also wants to limit immigration into France. Marine Le Pen believes the government should control important services. These include healthcare, education, transportation, banking, and energy.
Images for kids
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader of the National Front from 1972 to 2011
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Bruno Mégret and his group left the FN to form the MNR party
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Logo for Le Pen's 2002 presidential campaign
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National advertisement in Marseille for Le Pen's 2007 presidential bid
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Marine Le Pen, National Front president (2011–present)
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Demonstration against National Front in Paris after the results of the 2014 election
See also
In Spanish: Agrupación Nacional (Francia) para niños
