Le Pen calls for the deportation of dual citizens who 'threaten' national security.
"Dual citizens with an 'S' card [indicator used by the police to mark individuals who may pose a threat to national security] will be stripped of their French passports... and sent back to their countries," Marine Le Pen said at a rally.
From the Sputnik Agency
The far-right candidate for the French presidency presented her platform at a rally in Lyon and reinforced her nationalist rhetoric.
A candidate for the presidency of France Marine Le Pen, from the National Front party, said that her government would revoke the right to dual citizenship for people who could pose a threat to national security.
"Dual citizens with the 'S' card [indicator used by the police to mark individuals who may pose a threat to national security] will be deprived of their French passport... and sent back to their countries," Le Pen said at a rally on Sunday (5).
Le Pen's program also calls for the re-establishment of national borders, leaving the Schengen Area, and the reintroduction of customs posts.
With regard to the fight against terrorism, Le Pen suggested banning all organizations linked in any way to fundamentalist Islam, closing mosques designated by the Interior Ministry as linked to extremists, and prohibiting foreign funding of places of worship.
Le Pen's pre-election promises appear to follow in the wake of US President Donald Trump's campaign, who, using nationalist rhetoric, has repeatedly said that his priority is to bring jobs and businesses back to the United States and "hire Americans."
The latest polls show Le Pen leading the presidential race with 24% of the vote, compared to 21% for former Prime Minister François Fillon.