BREAKING: Le Pen Steps Down From National Front
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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has announced that she will
step down as leader of her National Front (FN) party. Le Pen told TV
channel France 2, "This evening I decided to take my leave of the presidency
of the National Front. I will be above partisan considerations." Le Pen added
that France is headed toward a "decisive moment.” Attempting to widen the
range of her voters past the parameters of the National Front’s traditional
constituencies, Le Pen announced on television, “Tonight, I am not the
president of the National Front, I am the presidential candidate, the one who
wants to gather all the French around a project of hope, of prosperity, of security.”
step down as leader of her National Front (FN) party. Le Pen told TV
channel France 2, "This evening I decided to take my leave of the presidency
of the National Front. I will be above partisan considerations." Le Pen added
that France is headed toward a "decisive moment.” Attempting to widen the
range of her voters past the parameters of the National Front’s traditional
constituencies, Le Pen announced on television, “Tonight, I am not the
president of the National Front, I am the presidential candidate, the one who
wants to gather all the French around a project of hope, of prosperity, of security.”
Le Pen also tweeted the news:
On Sunday, Le Pen won 7.6 million votes, the most ever for a National Front
candidate. Positions taken by her party include drastically reducing immigration
by implementing an immediate moratorium; “automatically” expelling illegal
immigrants and cutting immigration to 10,000 per year; closing “extremist”
mosques; stifling free trade; changing France’s relationship with the
European Union; fixing retirement age at 60 and instituting a 35-hour
work week.
candidate. Positions taken by her party include drastically reducing immigration
by implementing an immediate moratorium; “automatically” expelling illegal
immigrants and cutting immigration to 10,000 per year; closing “extremist”
mosques; stifling free trade; changing France’s relationship with the
European Union; fixing retirement age at 60 and instituting a 35-hour
work week.
Le Pen is facing a united front of foes across the political spectrum. France’s
Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, urged voters to vote for Emmanuel
Macron, who slightly bested Le Pen and will be facing her in a two-person
run-off:
Prime Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, urged voters to vote for Emmanuel
Macron, who slightly bested Le Pen and will be facing her in a two-person
run-off:
Fox News contributor Nigel Farage, one of the leaders of the successful
Brexit movement in Great Britain, tweeted:
Brexit movement in Great Britain, tweeted:
On Monday, polls showed roughly 60 percent of voters would support Macron;
less than 40 percent would vote for Le Pen. They are scheduled to
debate on television on May 3.
less than 40 percent would vote for Le Pen. They are scheduled to
debate on television on May 3.
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