politico.eu·4 min read·medium
Farage and Le Pen try Trump’s trick of turning scandal to their advantage
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Tim Ross, Marion Solletty
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European populist leaders Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage are facing significant legal and political challenges but are attempting to use these scandals to galvanize their voter bases. Both figures are framing their situations as persecution by the establishment to maintain political momentum.
The godparents of Europe’s populist right seek to brazen their way out of trouble, hoping voters will agree the establishment is conspiring to stitch them up.
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