France - 2012
Is hate speech/racist-xenophobic discourse a wider, more 'mainstream', phenomenon in the political sphere?
- Code:
- RED35
- Key Area:
- Political Parties-organisations - Racist & Xenophobic Discourse
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes/No |
| Qualitative Info |
There are some representatives from mainstream parties sometimes expressing racist or xenophobic discourse. But racist positions are more often expressed by extreme-right parties. The phenomenon becomes more widespread on the eve of elections. |
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| Short Answer |
Yes, partly. |
| Qualitative Info |
There are some representatives from mainstream parties sometimes expressing racist or xenophobic discourse. But racist positions are more often expressed by extreme-right parties. The phenomenon becomes more widespread on the eve of elections. Various debates took place during the presidential and legislative campaigns in 2012 on halal food, minarets, burqas, secularism, national identity, immigration, and prayers in the streets. The debates tended to raise Muslims as problematic for France. |
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