Mike Pence, Trump’s Vice President, joins the field as a Republican Presidential candidate, and his pro-Ukraine stance is in stark contrast to that of his former boss – who strongly leads the polls.
A law introduced in 2004 fully outlawed veils from French schools, but they were first asked to ban ostentatious religious signs in a 1994 government circular .
Polls have predicted Emmanuel Macron will win the presidential election with 56 per cent of votes against Marine Le Pen s 47 per cent - marking a much tighter finish than five years ago.
Marine Le Pen was accosted by two hijab-wearing Muslim women during a fiery campaign visit earlier today. Her stop at a Provence food market was met with clashes and cheering crowds.
Marine Le Pen rebuffed criticism by Emmanuel Macron accusing her of retaining her authoritarian views after she banned a team of reports and did not rule out a return to the death penalty.