Feminist groups in France protested on Sunday against the prospect of Marine Le Pen¡¯s party governing the country even as the National Rally pulls in a greater proportion of women voters.
The several thousand protesters marching in Paris were reckoning with a difficult reality: Le Pen has made progress in casting her party as a defender of women¡¯s rights despite the distrust among many feminist groups.
¡°Marine Le Pen has succeeded with her effort to de-demonize her party, but we won¡¯t be fooled,¡± said Chloe Rougeyres, 32, holding a sign opposing Le Pen¡¯s deputy, Jordan Bardella, 28, who would be the party¡¯s choice for prime minister should it win a majority of seats in parliament. ¡°The problem is that he may fool some people who aren¡¯t following politics closely.¡±
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