(all times local):3:40 p.m.Far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says France is threatened by two "totalitarianisms" in the form of economic globalization and Islamic fundamentalism. Le Pen listed the veils some Muslim women wear, mosques and prayer in the streets of France as unacceptable cultural dangers "no French person...attached to his dignity can accept." In her platform, Le Pen envisioned a thriving nation "made in France," with its citizens first in line for state services and the state unshackled by the rules-laden European Union. Early polls consistently show Le Pen among France's two top presidential candidates, but suggest she'll lose by a wide margin in the May 7 runoff. Former budget minister Emmanuel Macron, who rebelled against the Socialist Party to strike out on his own, could end up facing Le Pen in the second-round vote.

Source: Fox News February 05, 2017 15:11 UTC