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Marine Le Pen Promises EU Membership Referendum If Elected French President

© AP Photo / Claude ParisFrance’s far-right National Front president Marine Le Pen, center, surrounded by members, waves to supporters after her speech during their meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2015.
France’s far-right National Front president Marine Le Pen, center, surrounded by members, waves to supporters after her speech during their meeting in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2015. - Sputnik International
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France’s National Front (FN) leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said on Saturday she would hold a referendum on France's membership of the European Union if she won the 2017 elections.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The French presidential elections are scheduled for spring 2017.

"The Brits have chosen their destiny and decided to leave the European Union. They made the choice of independence… I will hold a referendum on France's EU membership because you have the right to speak out… Yes, my friends, it is possible to change things," Le Pen told her supporters.

According to the poll conducted shortly after the UK decision on Brexit, 52 percent of the French said that Brexit was negative for the European Union. According to the same poll, 55 percent of the French respondents were not ready to repeat Britain's move.

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