France's Le Pen: could she pull off a Trump in 2017?
Donald Trump's stunning victory, coming hot on the heels of Brexit, has made 2016 a humbling year for political forecasters, with Marine Le Pen's chances of pulling off a similar coup in France suddenly being taken more seriously. France's two-round electoral system makes it difficult for outsiders to cause an upset but the jubilant National Front (FN) leader saw Trump's win as an auspicious sign for her bid to become French president next year. It showed nothing was "set in stone," Le Pen added
Read more »