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The far-right Front National leader told the jubilant audience of her attempt to remove France from the European project, before a huge applause the end of her speech. Her announcement comes shortly after former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta claimed victory for Ms Le Pen would signal the “end of Europe”. Speaking at a campaign rally, she said: “Not all French know it yet, but the trust will come to light in the coming month: the euro is just a dead man walking. “The question is no longer whether we will exit the euro, but when and under which conditions. The question is to know which of the Netherlands, Italy or Germany will stop this adventure that costs two million jobs in France, dozens of billions of euros of debt, so many business bankruptcies and 70 billion for savers for five years.

RT•GETTY Marine Le Pen said the eurozone is a "dead man walking" in a furious rant at Brussels

The question is no longer whether we will exit the euro, but when and under which conditions Marine Le Pen

“No country has built an industry without protecting itself and without protecting that very industry. No country has made its companies grow without guaranteeing them a national market. “The European Union will be the last to feed illusions and to ruin the people of Europe with its subscription to the mondialist ideology that promises our territories for looting and leads our society towards fragmentation.” Ms Le Pen has taken a huge leap in polls, with 27 per cent of voters saying they now intend to vote for her in the first round of voting in April. She has gained two per cent in the Le Figaro/LCI poll while her closest rival, centrist Emmanuel Macron, is currently garnering 25 per cent of the public's support.

However, Mr Macron, leader of ‘En Marche!’ is on Ms Le Pen’s heels as he gained four per cent of the first round vote, the poll found. France’s former financial minister joined pro-European politicians warning Ms Le Pen becoming president could be the end of the European Union as we know it. Pierre Moscovici said: “If Marine Le Pen comes in office, if she asks for a referendum on Frexit, what would Europe be about? Europe was founded precisely in order that France and Germany work together in a common project. “But this won’t happen – it’s just to say how crazy it will be in she is elected – that is why precisely it cannot happen, it won’t happen, it must not happen.”

Things you didn't know about Marine Le Pen Fri, May 5, 2017 Marine Le Pen is a French politician who is the president of the National Front, a national-conservative political party in France and one of its main political forces. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 10 Described as more democratic and republican than her nationalist father, she has led a movement of "de-demonization of the Front National" to detoxify it and soften its image