In 2017 national elections are held in France. The National Front, a far-right party, is defeated. Shortly after the official results announcement, its leader, Marine le Pen, is spotted on the dance floor. She received 33.9% of the vote, continuing her party’s rise in French politics. Field of Vision: Dancing with Le Pen, captions, Nora Mandray, short 22:20 2018
1972: Marine le Pen’s father – Jean-Marie le Pen – co-founds the National Front, a new far-right party. In his first presidential run, he receives 0.75% of the vote. Le Pen fails to get the necessary signatures to run for president. ibid.
Jean-Marie le Pen declares ‘the gas chambers are a mere detail of history.’ ibid.
‘20 years from now France will be an Islamic state … ’ He receives 14% of the vote. ibid. Le Pen on TV with chart alleging proliferation of Mosques
2017 three days before the vote: ‘Ending immigration, and sending immigrants back to their countries.’ ibid.
Jean-Marie le Pen assaults a left-wing opponent. He is banned from politics for one year. His daughter acts as his defence-attorney. ibid.
2002: For the first time Jean-Marie le Pen qualifies for a second round of voting. ibid.
Massive protests prevent his election. ibid.
‘Three national front members faced trial.’ ibid. channel 2 news
Jean-Marie le Pen reiterates his statement on gas chambers. His daughter expels him from the national front. ibid. caption
In 2002 more than one million people demonstrate against the national front. In 2017, only 280,000 people show up. ibid.
From 1998 to 2010 Jean-Marie le Pen appears on TV 2,000 times. ibid.
1993: Marine le Pen starts her career in politics. ibid.
‘On top of that, they start to remove the wallpaper.’ ibid. Marine on talk show
It started with one woman’s act of defiance. Challenging one of the world’s most oppressive regimes by refusing to wear her hijab. Others soon followed. This is the story of women risking their freedom by taking on the rulers of Iran. Iran Unveiled: Taking on the Ayatollahs, ITV 2022
Women are at the forefront of unprecedented opposition to Iran’s ruling clerics after forty years in power. They face a brutal crackdown. ibid.
The White Wednesdays campaign is gaining momentum. ibid.
One by one the Iranian authorities have silenced most of the women protesters of Revolution Street. ibid.
What had begun as the 1969 Springbok tour had now suddenly become a battleground in the world-wide anti-Apartheid struggle. The World Against Apartheid: Have You Heard From Johannesburg? II Fair Play
The [Australian tour] protesters had planned a campaign of non-violence and civil disobedience, but as the tour continued they were met with increasingly violent attacks from frustrated rugby fans and heavy-handed police. ibid.
The ill-fated tour moved on to New Zealand. ibid.
As the All Black headed for South Africa the protests spilled over into the Montreal Olympics. ibid.