Encouraged by the rise in opinion polls, the leader of the right-wing populist National Coalition used an interview with Le Figaro to portray herself as a head of state in anticipation who had thought of her policies and knew her future ministers. Having largely softened the accusations that it is a threat to democracy, Lepen seeks to address the second main accusation leveled at her by Macron supporters, which is that she lacks the intellectual and political acumen to run a country so complexity like France. Le Pen narrowed the gap with President Macron in opinion polls SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS In the 2017 campaign, this critique
