Marine Le Pen
 Marine Le Pen      (politician) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1968 Neuilly-sur-Seine |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Parents | Jean-Marie Le Pen |
| Party | National Rally |
| In office | |
|---|---|
| 2017 - Present | |
Marine Le Pen is a French politician. She is running for President of France in 2022.
Career
Le Pen served as a Member of the European Parliament.
In 2017, she ran for president and parliament. Her constituency is the [11th constituency] of Pas-de-Calais, which is centred on the working-class former mining town of Hénin-Beaumont in Northern France. Her constituency is the birthplace of the workers' movement in France.
Political positions
Le Pen is strongly opposed to Globalization.[1]
Le Pen is a Eurosceptic who wants France to leave the Schengen Area to reinstate French borders. She wants to leave NATO and pursue a France First foreign policy. She supports the establishment of a privileged partnership with Russia. She met with Vladimir Putin in 2017.[2]
Le Pen opposed France's involvement in the 2011 Attacks on Libya, calling it “a serious mistake ... with serious consequences.”[3]
She has repeatedly urged that France should promptly withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan.[4]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111146/http://www.frontnational.com/?p=3699
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahEq3_1gf18
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-lepen-chad-idUSKBN16S1XB
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110112173550/http://www.marianne2.fr/Afghanistan-Marine-Le-Pen-veut-quitter-l-orbite-americaine_a201365.html?com
