Head of the "Rassemblement national" far-right party Marine Le Pen addresses MPs during a debate held ahead of the vote on a draft bill on Covid-19 response, on April 01, 2021 at the National Assembly in Paris. (THOMAS COEX / AFP)
PARIS – French far-right politician Marine Le Pen told a news conference on Friday that she would stand in the 2022 presidential election, adding that she thought victory was entirely “plausible”.
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Current French President Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in the 2017 election.
