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IN AN EXAMINATION OF THE FLEDGLING BRITISH PARTY NAMED THE NATIONAL FRONT (NF), THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE EXTENT OF PUBLIC SYMPATHY FOR THE NF AND IDENTIFIES FACTORS DISTINGUISHING NF VOTERS FROM THE REST OF THE ADULT POPULATION. ANALYSIS SUGGESTS THAT NF VOTING IS LOCATED DISPROPORTIONATELY AMONG YOUNGER WORKING-CLASS MALES LIVING IN LONDON AND THE WEST MIDLANDS.

The National Front (NF) is of interest to students of British politics & to political sociologists interested in the general study of contemporary right-wing movements. The extent of public sympathy for the NF is examined, & factors distinguishing NF voters from the rest of the adult population are identified. Analysis of 22 national surveys shows that 1% of the adult population aged 15+ are prepared to say that they intend to vote for the NF, although about 5% can be assessed as potential NF voters & about another 10% are sympathetic to the party. NF voting is located disproportionately among younger Wc Ms living in London & the West Midlands. 4 Tables. HA.

The National Front (NF) is of interest both to students of British politics and to political sociologists interested in the general study of contemporary right-wing movements. This article examines the extent of public sympathy for the NF and identifies factors distinguishing NF voters from the rest of the adult population. Analysis of twenty-two national surveys shows that less than 1 per cent of the adult population aged fifteen or older are prepared to say that they intend to vote for the NF, although about 5 per cent can be assessed as potential NF voters and about another 10 per cent are sympathetic to the party. NF voting is located disproportionately among younger working-class males living in London and the West Midlands.

"Die kleine Störpartei ist und bleibt aber doch eine Gefahr. In Le Pen hat der um sich greifende Rassismus eine medienwirksame und äußerst geschickt agierende Galionsfigur gefunden. Die Enthüllungen über seine zwielichtige Vergangenheit, über Folter und Erbschleicherei, die Anwürfe seiner früheren Freunde und die seiner inzwischen geschiedenen Frau haben Jean-Marie Le Pen nicht geschadet und vielleicht sogar genützt.... Doch die Nationale Front ist nirgends richtig verankert: weder in der Erbfolge des Faschismus und Nationalsozialismus noch in der Tradition des französischen Populismus, aber auch nicht in der Nachfolge des Petainismus. Jean- Marie Le Pen ist nicht zu fassen, das macht ihn um so gefährlicher." (WW)