Marine Le Pen poses for a selfie with the Dutch nationalist leader Geert Wilders at a conference in Koblenz, Germany

Marine Le Pen has predicted a wave of populist victories in Europe during a “year of awakening” inspired by Brexit and the election of Donald Trump.

Speaking at a gathering of nationalist parties in Koblenz, Germany, Ms Le Pen said that continental Europe would follow “Anglo-Saxon countries” in rejecting the political establishment and voting for strong nation states.

“It’s no longer a question of if, but when,” she said in a speech railing against the “tyranny” of the EU and Angela Merkel’s border policy. “We are experiencing the end of one world and the birth of another. We are experiencing the return of nation states.”

Ms Le Pen said Brexit was the first “real blow to the old order”, followed by Mr Trump’s victory. “His