French Elections: Marine Le Pen Accused Of Plagiarism

The Far-right Presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen has been accuse of Plagiarism. She was accused of delivering an almost identical speech of defeated rival, Francois Fillon.


CNN reports that, several sections of her speech which was delivered in Villepinte, north of Paris, contained almost word- for-word comments made by  Mr Fillon in an address on 15 April.

However, an official of her party, (National Front), said Le Pen, made a 'nod' to Mr Fillon, which shows that she is not sectarian.

The observation was pointed out by Ridicule Tv, which said Marine Le Pen had plagiarised Fillon and asked viewers to compare the speeches.

The final round of the French Presidential election will come up on Sunday, and will see Ms Le pen take on  centrist, Emmanuel Macron.