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...TIME: What's your projection for Le Pen in the presidential race...
...Pen: We think Jean-Marie Le Pen will again make the runoff. All the elements - and failings - that helped him succeed in 2002 are still present today in even bolder form. French voters understand the politicians who have been in power since the last election have been incapable of solving their problems...
...Pen: No - we'll take whomever the French voters give us. They're all generally the same, especially on a fundamental issue they all agree on and we don't: Europe. As the 2005 defeat of the referendum on the European constitution shows, the French people share our positions, not theirs. Elsewhere, Madame Royal is struggling to lure the extreme left behind her; Sarkozy tries to seduce our voters with Le Pen positions while trying to demonize Le Pen; and Bayrou keeps flipping to the left when attacking the right, then flopping to the right as he takes...
...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...