“We are ready to exercise power”

Right-wing populist Marine Le Pen has expressed her desire to take power in France, ahead of snap elections triggered by the National Rally’s landslide victory in Sunday’s European Parliament elections.

“We are ready to exercise power if the French people trust us during the next legislative elections,” Le Pen said Sunday evening in Paris.

“We are ready to rebuild the country, ready to defend the interests of the French, ready to put an end to this massive migration, ready to make the purchasing power of the French a priority, ready to begin the reindustrialization of the country,” says Le Pen.

“In short: we are ready to rebuild the country, ready to revitalize France,” she said.

According to the latest projections, the National Rally won 31.5 to 32 percent in the European elections, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc got 14.7 to 14.9 percent and the Socialists 14 to 14.2 percent.

“Tonight’s message, including the dissolution (of the French Parliament), is also addressed to the leaders of Brussels,” Le Pen said. She said the sweeping victory of what she called “patriotic movements” was part of a historic development that was leading to the resurgence of nations around the world.

“We see the dawn of a new day for all the nations and people of Europe,” she added.