French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen heckled by protesters in Guadeloupe

Far-rightpresidentialcandidateMarineLePenwas jeered byprotestersin theFrenchoverseas territory ofGuadeloupe, who streamed into a hotel where she was recording a television program, BFM TV reported on Sunday.

Protestors chanted “outLePen” and “racistLePen,” as they swarmed around thecandidateon Saturday whileshe was escorted out of the room and through the hotel.

Her campaign intends to filea complaint, her spokesman Julien Odoul told Franceinfo.

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"This is agitation from extremeleft-wing militants, local Black groups who spoil everything, wherever they are active in the territory of the Republic," he said, referring to an anti-fascist movement that was often blamed for violence at street marches in France during the yellow vest movement.

Opinion polls showLePenand President Emmanuel Macron as the likely twocandidates to come out top in the first round of the election on April 10 and go through to the April 24 run-off vote, with Macron seen as the eventual winner.

The far-rightleader has focused on domestic issues such as inflation and cost of living during a campaign that has been overshadowed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, whileMacron has been engaged in a flurry of diplomatic meetings, including NATO, G7 and European summits last week.

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