French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says she will leave NATO if she wins the elections. She stated this during a press conference..

In particular, the leader of the National Rally party noted that, in case of victory, she would demand France's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Alliance.. However, Le Pen does not want to give up EU membership.

" However, I want this European structure to evolve,” said Marine Le Pen.

True, according to the presidential candidate, she seeks to maintain cooperation with NATO members.. In particular, Marine Le Pen argues that when France leaves NATO, she will not refuse to comply with "

The second round of the presidential elections in France is scheduled for April 24. In addition to Marine Le Pen, the incumbent head of state Emmanuel Macron entered it.

It was reported that according to the count of almost 100% of the ballots from all municipalities, Emmanuel Macron came first in the first round with 27.6%, ahead of Marine Le Pen, who scored 23.41%..

Jean-Luc Melenchon is third with 21.95%.

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Recall that Le Pen in December last year said that Ukraine is in the sphere of interests of Russia, and when asked whether the country has the right to join NATO, she replied that today the Alliance cannot accept new members into its ranks..

The other day, President Macron said that he sees clear signs of war crimes committed by the Russian military against civilians in the city of Bucha.