Far-right French politician Marion Maréchal-Le Pen addressed a conservative conference outside Washington DC as part of a growing effort on the right to link the rise of Donald Trump in the US with populist nationalism across Europe. LePen claimed French sovereignty was under siege, saying: ‘After 1,500 years of existence, we now must fight for our independence.’ Maréchal-Le Pen is the granddaughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front. ‘France is no longer free’: Marine Le Pen's niece brings French far right to CPAC

Source: The Guardian February 22, 2018 21:56 UTC