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The quote says that ordinary people are turning against free trade and globalization because they feel these ideas were promoted by elites as beneficial. It frames the rejection as a reaction to how those policies were presented, not just to the policies themselves.
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Originally said in English.
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About Marine Le Pen
French lawyer and politician
Marine Le Pen is a French lawyer and politician, active in contemporary French politics. She has led the far-right National Rally group in the National Assembly since June 2022, and she headed the party from 2011 to 2021. She ran in the French presidential elections of 2012, 2017, and 2022. Since 2017, she has served as the National Assembly member for Pas-de-Calais’s 11th constituency.
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