Britons Vote: Thierry Dana and European Union

britons vote: If the pieces of the French tragedy which are being put in place were to lead to her election, I would stand aside from any diplomatic role, Dana said, according to The Japan Times. I couldn't loyally defend your positions, which run counter to all the principles championed by France when it is great in the world, he wrote. Thierry Dana, writing in Le Monde newspaper, became the first high-ranking French diplomat to state publicly that he would step down rather than work for Le Pen if she were to win presidential elections held over two rounds in April and May. Buoyed by the election of President Donald Trump in the United States and by Britons' vote to leave the European Union, Le Pen's anti-immigration, anti-EU National Front hopes for similar populist momentum in the French election. Most polls show Le Pen winning the first round but losing heavily in the second, whether she is pitted against independent centrist Emmanuel Macron or conservative Francois Fillon. Outgoing President Francois Hollande also warned ministers at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday about the threat posed by the extreme right, especially to France's role in the European Union, government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.