Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants
For instance, Ms Le Pen, who had earlier vowed to issue fines to Muslims wearing headscarves in public, posed for a selfie with a smiling teenager donning a hijab. When she was attacked by her far-right rival Eric Zemmour for “going soft”, she shot back saying: “Let me teach you about humanity.”Guardian., said that the election outcome will shape France for not only the five-year term but also “probably the next 50 years”.
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