Hénin-Beaumont

France's far-right National Front leader, Marine Le Pen (R), and Mayor of Henin-Beaumont, Steeve Briois, leave a polling station, March 2015.

In this French town, the National Front mayor gets support from local Muslims

December 9, 2015Global Politics

France’s far-right National Front party is known for its anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim stance. But there is a town in northern France where the National Front mayor has reached out to the Muslim community. And they support him.