French Le Pen boasts far-right power crowd for EU elections
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE In this Jan. 13, 2019 file photo, French far-right leader Marine le Pen arrives for a campaign meeting in Paris. Where once she felt isolated, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen feels she is now part of a crowd, populist parties on the rise around Europe that can make new inroads in European elections less than 100 days away _ and start to restructure the EU from within. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen feels she is now part of a movement of populist parties on the rise across Europe.
With less than 100 days until elections to the European Parliament, Le Pen thinks together they can make new inroads — and start restructuring the EU from within.
At a news conference Friday, Le Pen said "things have changed a lot" and that she and her renamed National Rally party "no longer" feel isolated in Europe.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She noted parties of the same ilk are now holding or sharing power, from the League in Italy, which is part of the government, to Austria with its far-right chancellor, Sebastian Kurz.
She claimed that "we can legitimately envision today to change Europe from inside ... because we consider ourselves powerful enough."