Marine le Pen could win France's next presidential election, a senior member of Emmanuel Macron's cabinet has admitted. 'I hope that in this fight against Marine Le Pen, our ideas will prevail. Le Marie spoke out after polls taken ahead of the first round of voting, due in April next year, showed support for Le Pen at record levels. An average of polling data showed support for Le Pen at 26 per cent, narrowly ahead of Macron on 24 per cent. During a TV debate with Le Pen last week, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin even went so far as to accuse Le Pen of being 'soft on Islam' - a statement which left her visibly stunned.

Source: Daily Mail February 15, 2021 08:55 UTC