Word: pens
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...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...
...Pen: No. Our core is still there, but growing. Our traditional voters know that the party has a bigger role to play, and the only way to do that is by appealing to a wider ranger of voters. We're now clearly demonstrating we're a party capable of governing, and ready...
...TIME: Still, why would a black or Arab French citizen want to vote Le Pen today...