Got curious about Mrs Le Pen's name, Marine, which is most unusual.
In fact, it is not a proper first name at all, but something of a pet name, like
Pippa Middleton for Philippa Charlotte Middleton, sister to the Duchess
of Cambridge.
Here is the entry from the French Wikipedia:
Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen, dite Marine Le Pen (prononcé [ma.ʁin lə.pɛn]), née le à Neuilly-sur-Seine, est une femme politique française.
Her birthplace, Neuilly-sur-Seine, is the quite prosperous suburb of Paris that Nicholas Sarkosy
was mayor of, launching his career. Her current burg of choice, in Northern France, is one
where she keeps a vacation home.
And if one looks up Perrine - a diminutive of Pierre - as a literary reference, one finds a character from the novels of Hector Malot (1830 - 1907), a Republican from Northern France (Rouen) who
championed the condition of children.
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On the issue of Russian influence on Western elections, a small moment of mirth from
Reuters France this morning: apparently, a Russian think Tank counseled support for the
more pro-Russian candidate in the American election, and later - when a Hillary Clinton victory
appeared imminent - advised switching to making the vote seem rigged, making Mrs
Clinton a weaker President. Victims of the polls, all! 😂
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/presidentielle-2017/20170424.OBS8467/le-kremlin-va-t-il-laisser-perdre-le-pen-sans-intervenir-surement-pas.html
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