Marine Le Pen

“The people are rejecting so-called free trade and globalization that the elites presented as a positive thing.”

“The euro is a potent tool used by Germany to engage in permanent monetary dumping.”

“Our countries have been friends dating to the very existence of the United States. France is the only power that has never been at war with the United States.”

“As it happens, the National Front has never been guilty of racism.”

“When something favors France, I say so. When it doesn't, I say so, too.”

“We have seen a major decomposition of French political life, of the old political mainstream parties, and what we see now is a real new configuration which is emerging between the patriots and the new liberals.”

“There's a big difference between France and the U.S. In the U.S., immigrants must work to live. In France, they're taken care of by public finances. In France, there are millions of unemployed people already. We cannot house them, give them health care, education... finance people who keep coming and coming.”

“When the people want to retake their destiny in hand, they can do it, despite this ceaseless campaign of denigration and infantilization.”

“Do we want a multicultural society, following the model of the English-speaking world, where fundamental Islam is progressing and we see major religious claims, or do we want an independent nation, with people able to control their own destiny, or do we accept to be a region managed by the technocrats of the European Union?”

“I absolutely disagree that it was an illegal annexation: a referendum was held, and residents of Crimea chose to rejoin Russia.”

“Immigrants are illegal, since once they set foot on European soil, they have violated the law.”

“I'm against the Right of money and the Left of money.”

“They have acted like carnivores who used the world to enrich only themselves, and whether it's the election of Donald Trump, or Brexit, the elites have realized that the people have stopped listening to them, that the people want to determine their futures and, in a perfectly democratic framework, regain control of their destiny.”

“If there is one thing French Muslims want, it is to be rid of the daily pressures imposed on them by Islamic fundamentalists.”

“We need a presidency which acts and protects us.”

“Unfettered free trade has led to a disaster.”

“My father was kicked out of the National Front. He does whatever he wants. It doesn't concern me anymore... I don't talk to him, and I'm not responsible for him or his inadmissible remarks.”

“I see particular commonalities in the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.”

“You can pass on my respects to the grand mufti, but I will not cover myself up.”

“France, land of human rights and freedoms, was attacked on its own soil by a totalitarian ideology: Islamic fundamentalism. It is only by refusing to be in denial, by looking the enemy in the eye, that one can avoid conflating issues.”