French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has promised the public a referendum on leaving the EU if she becomes president.

Le Pen, president of the National Front, claimed Brexit had 'broken a taboo', and said French voters should have the option to make a similar choice.

She addressed European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, who had voiced his 'regret' over Britain voting to leave the EU.

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Marine Le Pen said Brexit has 'broken a taboo' and wants French voters to have their own referendum on EU membership

In his State of the Union address today, Juncker said the European Union would survive the UK leaving, and said Britain may not have access to the single market.

He said: 'Allow me to state, we respect and at the same time regret the UK's decision, but the EU as such is not at risk.'

But Le Pen branded his speech 'insipid', stating: 'This is basically almost like a funeral for the European Union, but perhaps we should admit there was a very good point on humour where you said you were the hero of combatting fiscal optimisation for multinationals.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker voiced regret over Brexit, but said the EU would survive

'But really, you haven’t been paying attention to the ambition of people in the European Union to reestablish and retake their sovereignty and their independence.

'Brexit has really broken a taboo. The Brits have shown us that you can leave the European Union and you can come out better.'

And she branded fears about the impact of Brexit a 'lie'.