French far-right leader Marine Le Pen advocates for a tougher approach toward Algeria, urging France to adopt a strategy similar to former U.S. President Donald Trump's dealings with Colombia. Le Pen suggests blocking financial transfers and suspending visas for Algerians if they refuse to cooperate with France on deportations.
FILE PHOTO: French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally party parliamentary group, attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France , January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
The comments by Le Pen, who polls suggest will win France's 2027 presidential election if she is allowed to run, underline how Trump's tougher stance on immigration may come to influence policy in Europe. Although Trump is unpopular in Europe, years of immigration have dragged the continent rightward, leaving many more voters receptive to his once-unthinkable views.
France has also shifted rightward. Conservative Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, who has made immigration and drug violence his two main concerns, has been struggling to persuade Algeria and Morocco to receive more deportees from France. Trump threatened to impose crushing tariffs and sanctions on Colombia if it didn't receive deportees, leading to a deal being struck to avoid a trade war.
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