PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pledged Friday she would campaign for France to leave the EU unless Brussels agreed to return full powers to control immigration and economic policy to member states.
The presidential candidate has promised if elected in May to dump the euro and organize a Brexit-style referendum on France’s membership in the European Union.
But recently she has appeared to soften her stance, saying a “common currency” could coexist with the national unit.
Addressing a gathering of foreign correspondents, the National Front (FN) leader insisted she had “not changed my mind.”
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Source: The Manila Times
