Libertas Launch in France; Gathering together the conservative & nationalist fringe

[NM_123]

How much did it cost Declan to bribe these two parties into joining the Libertas fold?

Well everything's cheaper now in the recession. I'll wager it was less than seven figures, given that these are loony-fringe nationalist politicians.

[arnaudherve]

M. de Villiers is a very strange man, very ambiguous.

Sometimes social, sometimes very anti-social... sometimes fiercely independent, sometimes submissive to the conservatives... sometimes very Catholic, but only when the priests are right-wing... sometimes very eloquent, sometimes vulgar like a backstreets boy... sometimes a historian of ancient France, sometimes investor in new technologies...

For instance, at the inferior levels of his party, you often find protectionist nationalists, a flavour of the national right if you wish, but at the top level you often have pro-globalization anti-welfare personalities.

Why this contradiction? Because at the top it's a tribe of aristocrats, and the aristocrats don't know on which seat to sit. They want to keep the top jobs at the national level, and they want to get the top jobs at the international level.

If you wish a British image, it would be like mixing the UKIP with a posh gathering for fox hunting.