Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen Source: AAP
As voting begins in France for the first round of Presidential election, all eyes are focused on one of its right wing candidate Marine Le Pen. With 11 candidates vying for the top job, analysts predict a tough competition between Le Pen, former prime minister Francois Fillon, left wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon and conservative Emmanuel Macron. But with several terrorist attacks that have taken place in France, will voters pick Le Pen due to her policies on such issues? Binod Khakurel is the head of Nepal France friendship society and he spoke to us about the French election.
As voting begins in France for the first round of Presidential election, all eyes are focused on one of its right wing candidate Marine Le Pen. With 11 candidates vying for the top job, analysts predict a tough competition between Le Pen, former prime minister Francois Fillon, left wing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon and conservative Emmanuel Macron. But with several terrorist attacks that have taken place in France, will voters pick Le Pen due to her policies on such issues? Binod Khakurel is the head of Nepal France friendship society and he spoke to us about the French election.
