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[[File:399px-Le Pen Marine-9586.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marine Le Pen]]

[[File:399px-Le Pen Marine-9586.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Marine Le Pen]]

'''Marine Le Pen''' was the nominee in 2012 for President of [[France]] for the [[Front National]], a [[French]] political party, and she won a surprisingly large 20% of the vote in the presidential election on April 22.  Marine is the youngest daughter of [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]], the President of the FN.

'''Marine Le Pen''' is the candidate for President of [[France]] for the [[Front National]], a [[French]] political party, in the Spring 2017 elections. Her campaign program prioritizes the national interests of France and exit from the eurozone, and emphasizes immigration and security, as well as socioeconomic issues and the sovereignty of the French state, on matters of currency, borders, the economy, and the rule of law.

 

She was the nominee in 2012 for President of France the FN and won a surprisingly large 20% of the vote in the election on April 22.   

 

As president of the FN, Marine fired her father [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]], who founded the FN, from any position or leadership. She has led a movement of "de-demonization of the Front National" with renovated positions and new ideas, purging members accused of racism, antisemitism, or pétainism.

 

In 2016, she was ranked as second-most influential MEP in the European Parliament by ''[[Politico]]'', behind the President of the European Parliament, an ex-Westphalian mayor with low name recognition.

==Family Life==

==Family Life==