PARIS — (AP) Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wants to fight terrorism by tackling the “root of evil” in French society.
She said in a speech on Monday she would oversee a tough repression of criminals who risk turning to jihad and a cleanup within the Muslim population to rid it of fundamentalists who try to intimidate peaceful believers.
There are more jihadis in Syria from France than any other European country.
Le Pen vowed to “reconquer the lost territory of the Republic” by ensuring French law, not Muslim Sharia law, prevails.
Among measures she listed to reduce the risk of terrorism are ensuring sermons are delivered in French and dissolving the Union of Islamic Organizations of France.
She also wants a minimum defense budget of 2 percent of GNP written into the Constitution and a single agency to fight the terror threat.
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