Le Pen Ducks Euro Exit Question Knowing French Want the Currency
- She softens euro stance with lack of poplular support in mind
- In television interview, Le Pen says she feels ‘European’
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French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen sought to soften her position on Europe, insisting she feels European and “understands” the concerns of many French that their savings could lose value should the country return to the franc.
In an interview on TF1, France’s most-watched television station, the National Front’s Le Pen refused to be pinned down on whether she actually wanted to leave the euro, a position she’s championed in a campaign that up to now she’s focused on opposition to the European Union and immigration.