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Far right leader Marine Le Pen found more radical than her and was accused of saying the same lies as her father. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

French candidates clash on EU visions

Candidates in the French presidential elections displayed competing visions for the EU in a TV debate on Tuesday (4 April), with far-right leader Marine Le Pen coming under fire.

After a debate between the five main candidates last month, in which Europe was barely mentioned, the 11 candidates for the election's first round on 23 April joined the TV event on Tuesday.

The debate included two Trotskyists, a centrist MP who is al...

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