How France's far right National Rally 'dediabolised' over the years

According to France 24, France's far-right National Rally has completed a remarkable rehabilitation. Once treated as a political scapegoat, the party has become the most popular political force in the country under Marine Le Pen, the daughter of its founder. What makes the shift notable, France 24 reports, is that National Rally achieved this without softening its core anti-immigration and far-right platform. The network's Solange Mougin traces how the party managed to 'dediabolise' its image over the years while keeping its rhetoric intact.

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