Leader of French far-right political party National Rally, Marine Le Pen, confirmed on Friday her intention to run for president in the April 2022 election
PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th April, 2021) Leader of French far-right political party National Rally, Marine Le Pen, confirmed on Friday her intention to run for president in the April 2022 election.
Le Pen was a presidential candidate in the 2017 election, where she lost to incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of voting, collecting 33.9% of the vote against 66.1% for Macron.
"I came to the conclusion that despite the unsuccessful debate after a very good campaign, the French realized that the essence was important and that the candidate was strong. Therefore, I will be a candidate again in the 2022 presidential election," Le Pen said at a press conference.
The politician pointed to numerous polls forecasting her likely victory. She is convinced that every election brings her progressively closer to victory.
According to a survey conducted by the Elabe pollster in mid-March, 48% of the French expressed certainty that Le Pen was likely to win next year's vote.
