Marine Le Pen, French statesman, leader of the National Front, MP. Candidate for the presidency of France in 2012 (took third place) and 2017 (second place).
Childhood and youth
Born on August 5, 1968 in the family of a French politician who adheres to the nationalist views of Jar-Marie Le Pen and his first wife, Pierrette Lalan. When the youngest daughter, Marin, was 4 years old, my father organized the far-right party "National Front".
She graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Pantheon-Assas University and was educated as a civil and criminal lawyer for 6 years, after graduating from the university she worked as a lawyer. The student years were problematic because of the reputation of his father, who was already a prominent right-wing politician. Marin was harassed by students, isolated and ridiculed, because of her father’s views, which were unacceptable to the French public at that time, were considered a strange relic and openly condemned, which was a problem for the whole Le Penov family. However, this did not prevent the future politician from graduating with honors and only tempered her character. According to her surroundings, she was always a calm and restrained child, and even when she was 5 years old she was lost during a walk with her sisters, she maintained her composure.
Political career
Political career began at the age of 18, when in 1986 she joined the party of the father "National Front". She was at the head of the "National Front" in January 2011, having overcome a long way, including the position of executive vice president of the party (since 2003), deputy of the European Parliament (since 2004), was a member of the Municipal Council of Henin-Beaumont (since 2008), as well as a member of the regional council of Nord - Pas de Calais (since 2010). Having replaced his father as party leader, in 2012 she was nominated for the presidency of France. Speaking for a multipolar world, France’s withdrawal from NATO, condemning the military campaigns in Libya and calling for taking a vector to deepen cooperation with Russia, earned 17.9% of voters in the first round, which made it one of the three leaders.
The next elections of 2017 were even more successful for Le Pen, however, having won in the first round but not gaining an absolute majority, in the second round she lost to Emmanuel Macron (her 21.4% of the vote, against his 33.9%). Since June 18, 2017 he is a deputy of the 11th district of the department of Pas de Calais.
