A Marine Le Pen victory in France would send shockwaves across the European Union, writes Jessica Parker.
That would include prioritising French people's access to welfare, social housing and jobs.It's the quest for an "à la carte" membership, says Jonathan Eyal, Associate Director at the Royal United Services Institute think tank.
But a looser alliance of nations or "opt-in, opt-out" system would, says one Le Pen supporter, breathe "new life" into the EU. And, she argues, it's those who "don't agree with reforming the EU" who characterise Le Pen's policies as Frexit by the back door. However, she points to Mr Macron's persistent lead in the polls and the fact that, were Marine Le Pen to defy the current odds, she'd also have the challenge of pulling off a majority in June's parliamentary elections.She would "be in a state of perpetual revolution" with both the EU and the Western military alliance, Nato, he says.
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