Marine Le Pen scores strong result in French presidential election

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• Le Pen takes 17.9 percent in the 2012 presidential first roundOct 2026

  • During the contest, Le Pen campaigned on restricting immigration, challenging European integration and putting economic nationalism at the centre of French politics.

• Marine Le Pen is elected president of the Front NationalOct 2026

  • The internal victory established her right to choose national campaign priorities before the 2012 presidential election.