Analysis - Opponents, family feud take shine off French Le Pen's hopes


  • World
  • Friday, 23 Dec 2016

PARIS (Reuters) - For two years, disaffection with mainstream politics and disarray among her opponents have played to Marine Le Pen's agenda. But as the days tick down to election year in France, events may have started to dim her presidential prospects.

Since late November, the anti-immigrant, anti-globalisation far-right National Front candidate's showing in opinion polls has slipped from about three out of 10 voters to one in four.

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