France's FN under fire from within over its anti-euro stance


  • World
  • Friday, 05 Feb 2016

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Front political party leader, delivers a speech to present her New Year wishes to the media in Nanterre, France, January 7, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

PARIS (Reuters) - Criticism of the anti-euro stance of France's National Front is growing among party officials, who fear the position is a key reason the party is failing to turn growing popularity into election victories.

The issue will be discussed at a rare three-day strategy meeting of the FN that begins on Friday, after the far-right party attracted strong support but failed to win any councils in two sets of local elections last year.

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