Marine Le Pen is a far-right nationalist candidate running in France’s presidential election. Often compared to President Trump, and attracting a populist following, Le Pen will face off against political newcomer Emmanuel Macron. Having successfully reached the runoff, Le Pen faces a very difficult task in the second round of France’s presidential election.
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Marine Le Pen of the National Front eked out a second-place showing with 21.7 percent among nearly a dozen competitors in the first round of the election on Sunday. Round two promises to be an even more daunting task against liberal Emmanuel Macron, who is heavily favored in polling to win.
Marine Le Pen of the National Front eked out a second-place showing with 21.7 percent among nearly a dozen competitors in the first round of the election on Sunday. Round two promises to be an even more daunting task against liberal Emmanuel Macron, who is heavily favored in polling to win.
Le Pen never endorsed Trump directly during the 2016 presidential election, but in September she offered the next best thing: condemnation of his opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton. “For France, anything is better than Hillary Clinton,” she said. When Trump won the election in November, Le Pen congratulated Trump on Twitter.
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