PARIS (Bywire News) - On Tuesday, an official for Marine Le Pen's political party said that the French far-right leader plans to defend her seat in the parliamentary election taking place in June, after losing to President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday.
Speaking to CNEWS television, National Rally (RN) deputy president Louis Aliot said that Le Pen will stand for election on June 12 and 19.
He added that Le Pen currently represents the main opposition to Macron, "She will at any rate be a candidate in the parliamentary elections."
He went on to say the party hopes to gain a minimum of 15 seats, allowing them to form a group within parliament.
(Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky and Klaudia Fior)