Marine Le Pen: President Nicolas Sarkozy

Francois Hollande Dept: Le Pen, who came in a strong third place in the first round of voting April 22, told thousands of supporters at a march and rally to "vote according to your conscience.", according to CTV. Polls have consistently suggested that Socialist candidate Francois Hollande will defeat Sarkozy in Sunday's final vote, and the incumbent is trying to win over the more than 6 million voters who supported Le Pen and pARIS The leader of France's resurgent, anti-immigrant far right, Marine Le Pen, has refused to endorse either candidate in the country's presidential runoff, saying Tuesday that she will cast a blank protest ballot. The head of the National Front party assailed conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has borrowed some of Le Pen's rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and the inhuman face of Europe with its rules and regulations in his campaign, accusing him of impoverishing the French and giving up too much sovereignty to the European Union. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.