Le Pen vows to ‘restore the rule of law’ if she wins presidency

Marine Le Pen, France's far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron, launched her presidential campaign on Sunday in Orleans before 8,500 supporters of her National Rally. She vowed to "restore the rule of law" if elected, saying the party proposed "not a return to the past, but the dawn of a new era." She pledged tougher immigration laws, including "double borders," French and European, and said French nationality would become "a privilege that is either inherited or earned." She also promised to cut the cost of living through capped household energy bills and reduced taxes, and to trim France's EU contribution. Her deputy Jordan Bardella pledged a crackdown on the "ultra-left" and lower the age of criminal responsibility to 16. Le Pen accused Macron's government of being soft on violent protesters. Looting and arson occurred at cost-of-living rallies in which more than 400,000 people marched on Saturday; police made more than 1,300 arrests, and Interior Minister Laurent Nunez blamed much of the violence on "ultra-left" extremists. An Ipsos poll put Le Pen at 32-34 percent of first-round votes.

Where accounts differ. The Korea Herald reports Le Pen's accusations against Macron's government and the Ipsos poll figures, which the South China Morning Post article does not include.

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