Marine Le Pen to Stay in Politics if Loses Race for President

French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she would not leave politics if she were to lose this year’s election, in an interview with a local television channel.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Asked by a BFMTV presenter if she would consider stepping aside, Le Pen replied, "No, because I am not fighting for myself."

The leader of the far-right National Front (FN) party said this was not a career choice. "I am not telling myself that if I fail I’ll stop. I am fighting for the country, for the people," Le Pen stressed.

French voters will go to the polls to elect a successor to Francois Hollande in April. Marine Le Pen is projected to make it into the runoff in May together with center-right frontrunner Francois Fillon from The Republicans party.

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