France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (Reuters/Charles Platiau)[/caption]The leader of France�s rightwing Front National (FN), Marine Le Pen, has announced she would reintroduce the death penalty if she wins France�s 2017 presidential election.
�I personally believe that the death penalty should exist in our legal arsenal,��Le Pen told television channel France 2.
�I always said that I would offer French citizens the possibility to express themselves on the topic through a referendum,��she added.
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The announcement followed comments regarding��Islamic fundamentalism,��which she said��causes thousands of deaths every day worldwide.�
Le Pen further said she would speak to French President Francois Hollande about radical Islam and measures needed to protect��the countrymen.�
Following Wednesday's deadly attack on the office of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris, Le Pen made a passionate speech against what she called an�"odious ideology."
�We must not be scared of saying the words: this is a terrorist attack carried out in the name of radical Islam,��Miss Le Pen said.
�Time is up for denial and hypocrisy,��she continued.��The absolute rejection of Islamic fundamentalism must be proclaimed loudly and clearly.�
As president of the FN, Le Pen has stated her desire to significantly reduce immigration.
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