Le Pen is biggest threat to European economy

A win would raise questions about France's membership of the European Union and the future of the euro

Marine le Pen president of Front National
Ahead: far right French presidential candidate Le Pen is leading the polls

A victory for Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election would pose the greatest disruption to Europe's economy in 2017, as it would raise questions over France's membership of the European project and further swell the ranks of populist leaders in the Western world, according to attendees surveyed at the FX Invest Europe conference in Zurich.

There is no eurozone without France. It is a core country; it's embedded in the fabric of the European Union
Jeremy Lawson, Standard Life

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact customer services - www.fx-markets.com/static/contact-us, or view our subscription options here: https://subscriptions.fx-markets.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@fx-markets.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to FX Markets? View our subscription options

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a FX Markets account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an indvidual account here: