French presidential far-right candidate Marine Le Pen delivers a campaign rally at Zenith on April 17, 2017 in Paris | Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images Marine Le Pen demanded EU flag be removed for TV interview Far-right leader said she wanted to be president of France, ‘not the European Commission.’

French TV channel TF1 removed a European Union flag from its studio after far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen insisted only the French flag should be visible behind her during an interview with the broadcaster.

According to local media, TF1 agreed to remove the flag Tuesday night after Le Pen said in a statement that she was campaigning to be the president of France, “not of the European Commission.”

Le Pen added in the statement that the EU “did great harm” to France and its citizens.

The French will on Sunday vote in the first round of the country's presidential election. The latest opinion polls suggest Le Pen and independent candidate Emmanuel Macron are expected to make it to the May 7 runoff.