Marine Le Pen is tipped to pummel Emmanuel Macron’s La République en Marche (LREM) in the European elections as populist groups reign across the continent. She scored a comfortable 24.5 percent of votes among 2,750 people compared to just 23 percent for LREM in a poll on May 18-22 for Paris Match magazine. France’s controversial leader wants to join forces with far-right Italian ally Matteo Salvini to upset the centric balance of European Parliament. Together, they hope their Europe of Nations and Freedom bloc can become the third largest group in the Parliament.
Together, they hope their Europe of Nations and Freedom bloc can become the third largest group in the Parliament.
However, Mrs Le Pen has made strides to soften the National France’s right-wing stance after it was accused of being racist and antisemitic.
After expelling her father from the party in 2015 for making controversial statements, Mrs Le Pen backed civil unions for same-sex couples, accepted unconditional abortion and dropped her party’s advocation for the death penalty.
But how many times has the ultra-conservative been married and does she have a husband now?
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Lawyer Mr Aliot, 49, quickly rose to prominence in the National Front, becoming its vice president in 2011.
But he has maintained a lower profile than some partners of leading politicians.
Mr Aliot is a divorcee himself and a father of two.
He was Mrs Len’s parliamentary assistant between 2011 and 2013.