OoduaRere.com Personality of the Year 2015 – Polls

Le Pen – Politician’
Marine Le Pen : Born Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen; 5 August 1968) is a French government official who is the president of the National Front (FN), the third-biggest political gathering in France in 2011, the biggest party in 2014 and one of the primary political powers. A legal counselor by profession, she is the daughter of long-lasting FN pioneer Jean-Marie Le Pen. She is the auntie of Marion Maréchal-Le Pen.

She joined the FN in 1986, its Executive Committee in 2000 and was a VP of the FN for a long time (2003–2011). She at present is an ex officio member from the FN Executive Office, Executive Committee and Central Committee.

She has been a provincial councilor since 1998 (Île-de-France: 2004–2010, Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 1998–2004, 2010–present), a Member of the European Parliament since 2004 (Île-de-France: 2004–2009, North-West France: 2009–present) and was a civil councilor in Hénin-Beaumont, Pas-de-Calais for a long three years (2008–2011).
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Major-General Alexander Zakharchenko – Military’

Zakharchenko

Following the Ukronazi debacle in Debaltsevo, there we no further amazing battles or huge Novorussian victories in 2015.  Nonetheless, the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics can be proud of an amazing feat: they finally managed to transform a militia of volunteers into a real, regular, army.  This is anextremely difficult process which, at time, has been outright painful to observe.  I believe that most of the credit for this revolution (because that is exactly what such a process mandates) should go to Alexander Zakharchenko whose unique mix of calm confidence, iron determination, immense patience and heartfelt love for his country made it possible for him to convince the people of Novorussia and most military commanders (who had been completely independent in the initial stages of the insurrection) to trust and join him.

Zakharchenko had to fight various “hot-heads” and uncooperative militia commanders, the local mobsters, corrupt officials and ruthless oligarchs while coordinating the battles in the Debaltsevo “cauldron” – the first battle in which the forces of the LNR and DNR acted like one Novorussian military.  In the process, Zakharchenko got wounded in his leg and even after he left the hospital the pain continued to cripple him.  He was fully aware of the number of other Novorussian leaders who had been murdered, sometimes in mysterious circumstances, and he knew that each movement of his implied taking a risk for his life.

Zakharchenko under heavy protection

And yet he continued to work long hours ceaselessly day after day.  Under his leadership even the local economy began showing signs of improvement and the crime wave which had done so much damage to Novorussia slowly began to recede.  The situation in Novorussia is still far from good, but at least now it is comparable to the situation in the rest of the Ukraine.  Yes, there are still many severe problems, but what Zakharchenko has done over the past year is truly remarkable even if his success are not of the kind which make for juicy headlines.  Last but not least, under Zakharchenko’s leadership, the Novorussians have successfully conducted a voluntary mobilization.  While the exact figures of men under arms are hard to come by, the consensus is that the Novorussia military is now fairly big, well equipped, well trained and disciplined.  Most importantly, it is now probably capable of operational-level offensives, something which appears to have been sufficient, at least so far, to deter an Ukronazi offensive.

As the regime in Kiev collapses, along with the Ukrainian economy, a last desperate attack of the Ukronazis on Novorussia is possible, if not likely, and although it is very dangerous to be over-confident, there are good reasons to believe that Novorussia is now read to beat back any Ukronazi attack.  And that is also in no small measure a personal achievement of Alexander Zakharchenko.  For all these reasons I believe that it is only fair to recognize him and his hard work.