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'''Marine Le Pen''' (5 August, 1968) is a [[Euroskeptic]] French politician and the president of the [[National Rally (France)]]. She has run twice to be French president, and although unsuccessful both times, she received high percentages of the vote for an nationalist candidate.
'''Marine Le Pen''' (5 August, 1968) is a [[Euroskeptic]] French politician and the president of the [[National Rally (France)]]. She has run twice to be French president, and although unsuccessful both times, she received high percentages of the vote for an nationalist candidate.
As the nominee in 2012 for President of France the her party 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. She has similarities to [[Donald Trump]] in standing up against the [[Establishment]] and putting her country first.
As the nominee in 2012 for President of France the her party won a surprisingly large 20% of the vote in the election. Marine Le Pen has continued to build her movement ever since. She has similarities to [[Donald Trump]] in standing up against the [[Establishment]] and putting her country first.
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, fascist [[Vichy France]] during [[World War II]].
In 2015 as president of the party, 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, fascist [[Vichy France]] during [[World War II]].
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.
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.
After the 2017 election she changed the name of the
Front National to the less militant sounding National Rally.
==Family Life==
==Family Life==