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Le Pen to push for 'Frexit' if EU refuses to cede powers
« on: January 06, 2017, 11:03:00 pm »
Le Pen to push for 'Frexit' if EU refuses to cede powers
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By Clare BYRNE (AFP)     9 hours ago in Politics

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pledged Friday she would campaign for France to leave the EU unless Brussels agreed to return full powers to control immigration and economic policy to member states.

The presidential candidate has promised if elected in May to dump the euro and organise a Brexit-style referendum on France's membership in the European Union.

But recently she has appeared to soften her stance, saying a "common currency" could coexist with the national unit.

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Re: Le Pen to push for 'Frexit' if EU refuses to cede powers
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2017, 11:43:08 pm »
These XXexit names are all kind of dumb.  I'm about to start a Florida secession rumor so that folks will realize they'll never be able to match us and move on.

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