‘I defend the walls of our society’: Le Pen launches presidential bid

Motivated by the UK’s Brexit vote and the victory of Donald Trump in the United States 2016 presidential election, leader of French far-right National Front party Marine Le Pen has started her election campaign with a pledge to protect France from what she calls “Islamic fundamentalism”, globalization and the European Union.

The 48-year-old set out her plans to tackle terrorism and globalisation in front of thousands of supporters at her first campaign rally. “Will they even speak our French language?” “They see Brexit, they see Trump and they’re saying to themselves: “It’s worth going to vote”, he said before her speech.

“Le Pen winning is unlikely, but the situation in France is certainly raising fears among investors”, said DZ Bank rates strategist Christian Lenk.

She also wants to leave North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and devout to “two per cent of gross domestic product” to building up the French Army. “You have your place at our side”.

Emmanuel Macron, is a fresh face from France’s centrist political world, but is pushing back hard against Le Pen and is engaging in personal attacks against Le Pen, her father and his niece.

If elected, she envisions a “government of national unity” formed after June legislative elections.

Front National leader, Marine Le Pen, officially launched her presidential campaign on Sunday, vowing to “protect” France against globalisation – and a new poll shows she has perfectly chosen the theme.

Le Pen now has the support of 25 percent of voters, compared with 20.5 percent for Macron and 18.5 percent for Fillon, according to the latest Ifop rolling poll.

Turning to the European Union, she said she wanted to “release France from the tyranny” of Brussels. Le Pen, in fact, refers to the French people as “patriots” that no matter their political postures must unite to recover France. “But in the second round voters might be more likely to [choose] her rival [Fillon], who is more mainstream”.

She said she would arrange for foreigners convicted of crimes to serve their prison terms in their homelands.

France’s benchmark borrowing costs rose to the highest in almost 18 months Monday as pressure grew on one of it leading politicians to withdraw from the upcoming Presidential elections and far-right leader Marine Le Pen continued to gain ground in national polls. The awakening of the people against oligarchies can become a reality, and the impossible can become possible. Continuing terror attacks on French soil buttress her campaign to raise the walls and drawbridges.

Le Pen would win the first round on 26 percent, with Macron on 23 percent, while the erstwhile favorite Francois Fillon would come third with 20 percent but be eliminated.

Florian Philippot said people who thought voting “served nothing” now have proof that an alternative is possible. Jean-Lin Lacapelle, a top National Front official, told hundreds of party members.