What would a Le Pen presidency mean for the EU, NATO and the war in Ukraine?

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The polls suggest that the incumbent, President Emmanuel Macron in France, has his work cut out for him. The far-right Marine Le Pen is running for president for her third time and it’s looking like it’ll be a close race on voting day in two weeks. Le Pen has ties with Russia. She’s been critical of the European Union, and somewhat hostile toward NATO. What would a Le Pen victory mean? The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports from London.

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