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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been an alt-right favorite for a long time. Serving as the head of Frances right-wing nationalist party the National Front, the countrys hardcore conservatives want her in power.

And on the Internet, the alt-right thinks feminists should vote for her, too. Why? Because she would bethe first woman to serve as Frances president.

So-called feminists are trying to block people voting for a woman, Infowars editor-at-largePaul Joseph Watson tweeted. She would be the first female president of France. Let that sink in.

In reality, feminists largely disprove of Le Pens platform due to the socioeconomic damage she would create for immigrants, women of color, and Muslim residents.

But thealt-right wants to pit feminists against each other, suggesting that Western feminists cannot truly support women if they dont support every single woman that runs for office. Its an attempt to point out supposed hypocrisies in feminism, even though Le Pen isnt exactly a feministcandidate.

Other alt-right users quickly chimed in after Watsons post, claiming that Le Pen would make the best type of woman for the presidency. Some proceeded to attack Islam, connecting the election back to xenophobic fears against refugees in France.

Ironically enough, Watson proceeded to attackcontroversial feminist figureChristina Hoff Sommers,claiming that she is shilling for an establishment puppet in refusing to support Le Pen.

A Pew Research Center report on the French National Front revealsthat the National Front is popular among Catholics, men, and French citizens who have not gone to college. National Front supporters are more likely to dislike Muslims, fear refugees, reject the European Union, and view globalization as an unfavorable phenomenon.

Its safe to say that the alt-right has found apleasant home with the National Front.

Le Pen now is onto the second round of the French presidential election,facing off against Emmanuel Macrona pro-European Union candidate who will be in direct opposition to Le Pens anti-EU sentiments. Whether Le Pen will win or not is unclear, although it seems like the alt-right is bolstered by Sundays news.

H/T Rossalyn Warren

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Twitter's alt-right wants feminists to vote for Marine Le Pen because she's a woman - The Daily Dot