Nearly half of Muslims in France consider leaving if Le Pen wins

Nearly half of Muslims living in France would consider leaving the country if Marine Le Pen wins the next presidential election, according to a survey reported by the Daily Mail, Hungarian Conservative, Brussels Signal, and Breitbart News. [1][3][4][5]

The Ifop poll found that 46 per cent of Muslim respondents would contemplate emigration under a Le Pen presidency, the Daily Mail reported. The same outlet said 20 per cent of those surveyed stated they would certainly leave France, while 81 per cent expressed concern that a Le Pen victory would lead to increased aggression and discrimination against Muslims. [1]

Le Pen is the front-runner in polls for the 2027 presidential election, the Daily Mail reported. She previously served as president of the far-right National Rally party from 2011 to 2021 and ran for the presidency in 2012, 2017, and 2022. She has served as a member of the French National Assembly since 2017. [1][6]

The potential political shift comes alongside broader developments in French politics. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Raphaël Glucksmann secured the centre-left nomination for the upcoming presidential contest after winning a primary election with 66 per cent of the vote. [11]