National Front's euro divisions burst into open after French poll defeat


  • World
  • Monday, 08 May 2017

French far-right National Front (FN) member Jean-Lin Lacapelle, talks to the media in front of the campaign headquarters of defeated French National Front (FN) political party candidate Marine Le Pen in Paris, France, May 8, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) - Marine Le Pen's defeat in France's presidential election has triggered a rare public display of disagreement among officials and allies of her National Front on the far-right party's policy of quitting the euro.

The European Union was the second most important issue for voters on Sunday's runoff, according to a Harris Interactive poll, just after jobs and ahead of terrorism, migration, taxes and a wide range of other themes.

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