Marine Le Pen is topping France’s presidential polls as her National Rally party’s anti-immigration, economic nationalist, law-and-order policies are supercharged by student riots and a crippling cost of living. Today - how a woman convicted for embezzlement became a serious contender for President of France.

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Joshua Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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