Le Pen urges French to vote against EU's "gravediggers"

PARIS (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen launched a scathing attack on the European Union on Thursday, urging voters later this month to punish Brussels "gravediggers" she held responsible for pushing France into decline.

Fresh from March's successful municipal elections when her anti-EU party secured power in 10 town halls across France, Le Pen has sought to capitalise on growing discontent over Socialist President Francois Hollande's handling of the economy and rising unemployment that he has been unable to stem.