Le Pen should publicly denounce the Vichy Regime first to remove all doubt

Submitted by PezDispenser (Israel), Jan 20, 2015 at 08:08

How do we know that they are not a neo-Vichy party? Yes, it's great that she's anti-Islamist and her piece in the NYT this week makes sense, but until I hear her slam the 1940s Vichy regime, I'll remain skeptical of this party. We don't know yet if she is a French Thatcher or just a continuation of her father in nicer garb.

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