| − | '''Marine Le Pen''' (5 August, 1968) 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. | + | '''Marine Le Pen''' (5 August, 1968) is the candidate for President of [[France]] for the [[Front National]], a [[French]] political party, in the Spring 2017 elections. Her campaign prioritizes the national interests of France, a rejection of [[globalism]], an exit from the [[eurozone]], a reduction of [[immigration]], and an increase in 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. |
| − | As the nominee in 2012 for President of France the FN won a surprisingly large 20% of the vote in the election on April 22. | + | As the nominee in 2012 for President of France the FN won a surprisingly large 20% of the vote in the election on April 22. Marine Le Pen has continued to build her movement ever since. |
| | In 2015 as president of the FN, Marine fired her father [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]], the founder of 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 Petainism, racism, and antisemitism. [[Henri Petain|Marshall Petain]] headed unoccupied [[Vichy France]] during [[World War II]] and [[Charles DeGaulle]] was its main opposition head. | | In 2015 as president of the FN, Marine fired her father [[Jean-Marie Le Pen]], the founder of 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 Petainism, racism, and antisemitism. [[Henri Petain|Marshall Petain]] headed unoccupied [[Vichy France]] during [[World War II]] and [[Charles DeGaulle]] was its main opposition head. |