Le Pen and the rise of the far-right in France - BBC Newsnight

Marine Le Pen and her far-right Front National are expected to do well in upcoming elections in France. What does the rise of the far right mean for French politics? And what is her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, doing now? Gabriel Gatehouse reports.

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