Le Pen leads polls ahead of France's presidential election; Riner joins race

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Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far right, leads polls ahead of the presidential election in the country next year. Teddy Riner, former judo champion, announced he is joining the race and promises to be a unifying president, neither from the right nor the left. In an interview with the American program 60 Minutes, Le Pen said: "Whoever hates us - we'll show him the door." Le Pen claimed that the unemployment rate among foreigners is double that of citizens, and expressed anger at one of the questions put to her in the interview.

Polls predict that Le Pen and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon will advance to the second and decisive round. According to the polls, Le Pen would win the second round. Le Pen rejected claims of discrimination in the country and called for the deportation of migrants who do not integrate into society. She blamed the far left for the riots and economic hardships.

Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement, yet she is recording an impressive surge in the polls ahead of the presidential race. Riner announced he is joining the race next year, while Le Pen is already preparing to govern.