At about the same time Cory Bernardi was finalising plans to quit the Liberal Party, a divisive populist with far more runs on the board was making the case against the French political establishment.
"We are at a crossroad - this election is a choice of civilisation," Marine Le Pen told a 3000-strong crowd in Lyon on Sunday as she officially launched her presidential campaign.
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James Chessell is the Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review. He is the former Executive editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and a former Business editor and Europe correspondent at the AFR. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.chessell@afr.com
