Poll: 46% of Muslims in France Consider Leaving if Marine Le Pen Wins Presidency
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\nA survey by French polling institute Ifop for Marianne magazine found that 46% of Muslim respondents in France are considering leaving the country if far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen wins the next presidential election.<\/p>\n
More than 80% of respondents expressed concern that attacks and discrimination against Muslims would increase under a Le Pen presidency. Meanwhile, 27% said they would prefer to conceal their religious identity in everyday life.<\/p>\n
The survey found that the desire to emigrate was particularly pronounced among Generation Z respondents, at 40%, and supporters of left-wing politician Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, at 43%.<\/p>\n
The findings also indicated potential opposition to a Le Pen presidency, with 38% of employed respondents saying they would be willing to take part in a general strike. Additionally, 41% said they would consider refusing to comply with laws they regarded as unjust.<\/p>\n
Support for civil disobedience was especially strong among M\u00e9lenchon\u2019s supporters, nearly three-quarters of whom expressed willingness to take such action, according to the survey.<\/p>\n
The findings highlight concerns among Muslim respondents about discrimination and civil liberties in the event of a far-right electoral victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Poll: 46% of Muslims in France Consider Leaving if Marine Le Pen Wins Presidency ——————- A survey by French polling institute Ifop for Marianne magazine found that 46% of Muslim respondents in France are considering leaving the country if far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen wins the next presidential election. More than 80% of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[13837],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-rights"],"yoast_head":"\n