Le Pen hails THERESA MAY as leader who keeps her 'included' along with Trump and Putin
FRENCH presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has named Theresa May alongside Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as the leaders who ensure the right-wing politician "does not feel isolated".
Marine Le Pen said Theresa May, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Visegrad Group keep her included
The 48-year-old National Front leader also said she feels comfortable with her political stance in Europe because of the right-wing leanings of the Visegrád Group which includes the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
Ms Le Pen, who is leading current French opinion polls, appeared on Dimanche Politique, the French version of Sunday Politics, in which she voiced her opinion on a wide range of issues, including accusing Hillary Clinton and Nicholas Sarkozy of helping bring Islamists to power in Libya and how she is a candidate of the people.
During the broadcast, the anti-Europe, anti-immigration politician, tweeted: "With #Trump, with #TheresaMay, with #Putin, with the #Visegrád group, I don't feel at all isolated. #DimanchePolitique."
With #Trump, with #TheresaMay, with #Putin, with the #Visegrád group, I don't feel at all isolated
Mrs May, who told last month's Conservative Party Conference "we will take centre ground", will not be too pleased with being grouped together with Ms Le Pen who is seen as further right than French centre-Right candidates Alain Juppé and Francois Fillon.
The British Prime Minister has not always seen eye to eye with Putin, joining Western European leaders and Barack Obama in calling on Friday for further sanctions against Russia over "atrocities" in Syria.
Marine Le Pen tweeted out her affection for Theresa May, Putin and Trump
The joint call came after Mr Trump said he is prepared to form an alliance with the ruthless Kremlin leader.
Ms Le Pen's lead in the polls has suggested she will come top in next spring's first round of presidential elections in France but will be beaten by a mainstream right candidate - predicted to be former prime minister Mr Fillon.
Marine Le Pen: It's the EU, not Putin, which is destabilising Europe
But Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a former centre-Right French prime minister, warned the fact pollsters were so wrong about Mr Trump meant all predictions of Le Pen failing at the last hurdle were now false.
Mr Raffarin, who is backing Mr Juppé, said: "The front line of reason since Brexit no longer exists.
Marine Le Pen is ahead in the polls
Ms Le Pen is a big fan of Vladimir Putin
"That means that the main news for us French is that Marine Le Pen can win in France.
"That means that extreme populism can win. That means that Ms Le Pen, with simple answers, can win in France."
Following Mr Trump's shock win in the US election, Ms Le Pen praised the result.
She said: "Nothing is immutable. What has happened this night is not the end of the world, it's the end of a world."