The French president, François Hollande, has warned that Europe risks «regression and paralysis» if Eurosceptics and nationalists gain the upper hand in next year's European parliament elections, as an opinion poll for the first time put
the anti-immigrant National Front (NF) well ahead of his country's mainstream parties.
Not exact matches
Front National's Le Pen is a divisive figure due to her
anti-immigrant policies, and the fact her father was convicted of racism several times.
She is the daughter of Jean - Marie Le Pen (founder of the
National Front) and is often considered the «Donald Trump» of France: a fiery far - right leader who has ridden a populist,
anti-immigrant wave to top political status.
Though not an outright endorsement of centrist Emmanuel Macron, the winner, the post appears to be one of relief for the loss of Marine LePen, the far right populist candidate, whose
National Front Party holds
anti-immigrant views.