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Marine Le Pen rallies supporters for launch of French presidential bid
Published Sun, Feb 5, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Lyon
FRENCH far-right leader Marine Le Pen was due to give a major speech on Sunday to formally launch her presidential bid with a programme featuring many of the themes that propelled Donald Trump to the White House.
Ms Le Pen, who leads the National Front (FN), on Saturday published a list of 144 "commitments" built around putting France first, reclaiming sovereignty from the European Union, and clamping down on immigration.
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