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I think probably the Russians, since not many Western countries trust them anyway and so not much to lose, lots to gain. Or it could have been the US (I'm Amer
by a3n 10y ago
I think probably the Russians, since not many Western countries trust them anyway and so not much to lose, lots to gain.
Or it could have been the US (I'm American). The US administration likes LePen and nationalism.
"According to the study, the U.S. intervened in 81 foreign elections between 1946 and 2000, while the Soviet Union or Russia intervened in 36." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_electoral_intervention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_electoral_intervention
And if that doesn't work, sometimes we just overthrow countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_regime_change https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in_r...
- zzzcpan 10y agoLe Pen is openly supported by Russia, just like most right-wing parties in the EU. And it's been like this for years.