Anti-Globalization Program: Leader Marine and Euro Currency

anti-globalization program: Here's a look at Europe's upcoming electoral battlegrounds FRANCE Like President Donald Trump and Dutch politician Geert Wilders, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has set the tone for the campaign for France's election with her anti-immigrant and anti-globalization program . Le Pen argues that Muslim immigration and economic globalization are destroying France's identity, and polls suggest she could advance to the second round of France's presidential election, set for April 23 and May 7, according to The Chronicle Herald. Yet her goals which include leaving the EU and shared euro currency, and banning Muslim headscarves and Jewish kippahs anywhere in public scare many French voters, and she is unlikely to win the decisive runoff. The Dutch vote is likely to resonate across borders, even though local campaign issues differ. Her leading rival, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, is positioning himself as the anti-Le Pen, pushing for more European integration and embracing the global online economy. Committed to European unity, Merkel's conservatives face a challenge from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party. GERMANY German Chancellor Angela Merkel, seen abroad as a bulwark of tolerance, is seeking re-election in September. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.