Euro is a ‘knife in the ribs’ of the French, says Le Pen
National Front leader reiterates her antiglobalisation and anti-immigration views and says the looming election could herald a ‘change in civilisation’
The leader of the eurosceptic and anti-immigrant National Front (FN) also told the rally in the city of Bordeaux that the forthcoming election for president could herald a "change in civilisation". Encouraged by the unexpected election of President Donald Trump in the US and by Britain’s vote to leave the EU, Le Pen hopes to profit from a similar populist momentum in France, though opinion polls suggest she will lose the May 7 run-off. "We are at the mercy of a currency adapted to Germany and not to our economy. The euro is mostly a knife stuck in our ribs to make us go where others want us to go," Le Pen said to loud cheers and applause. Reiterating her anti-globalisation and anti-immigration views, she declared: "We do not want France to be open to all commercial and human flows, without protection and borders." A government under Le Pen’s presidency would take France out of the eurozone and bring back a national currency, hold a referendum on its EU membership and slap taxes on i...
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