I
had planned that I would end today by saying thank you to a very good number of
friends.
I
still want to do it, as I am very touched by so many messages and calls I
received throughout the day. It is a privilege to have some many friends in so
many corners of the world. Well, after spending a full life on the road, what
else could I expect?
But
beyond the words of acknowledgment and gratitude, I have to place one or two of
anxiety in view of the results in France.
The
end of the day brought in the news about the National Front (FN) of Marine Le
Pen and its big jump forward in the regional elections.
Radicalism
is certainly not good for the future of France and also not good for the
European common project. Le Pen´s electoral growth shows we have a real problem
with a good number of citizens that feel discouraged and see the EU has a
threat. This adds one more critical challenge to a list that has already some
very dangerous lines on it.
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