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...TIME: What's with the Le Pen makeover...
...Pen: People change with age and experience. Meanwhile, positions for which he was long demonized are now shared by many people. He's aware the French people may soon be calling him to power - perhaps tomorrow. We have the duty to prepare for that call...
...Pen: As a strategist, first of all. There are certain sections of French society our message wasn't getting to - immigrants or minorities, civil service workers, women, the suburbs. And we had to explain our program to them better. And we had to present ourselves better as a party capable and ready to govern when the call comes...
...TIME: OK, but can Le Pen credibly call himself "a center-right candidate...
...Pen: When he said that, he was reminding people he began his career as a center-right politician. Since he hasn't changed since, it means it's France's mainstream political class that has veered left. We're neither left nor right...