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heightened for politicians calling for tighter restrictions on the country s muslim population. this is quite scary, especially when as a french muslim woman, i m part of one of the minorities of this country. because then it, makes us wonder, if no real candidates is being serious, as a candidate, but also about protecting our human rights, what does that leave us for our future? reporter: while polls throughout the campaign have consistently put emmanuel macron as the front-runner in this year s election, right-wing candidates like valerie la kress, marine la penn, and eric moore have garnered significant attention. their campaigns have often lent on rhetoric that some view as islam phobic or anti-immigrant. la moore has been convicted three times of inciting racial or religious hatred. in order to actually appear on the national ballot, each candidate is required to require
500 signatures from elected officials. in the village of avril sine, just outside of indusstrasbourgy found la moore. translator: it does make me wonder why people vote for the right here, when we don t have the problems of insecurities that can exist in the big cities. reporter: the role of islam has been a key talking point in political campaigns across the spectrum. but the use of negative rhetoric by some presidential candidates has left members of the muslim community here in france questioning which politicians, if any, truly represent them. reporter: an estimated 5.7 million people make up france s muslim population, but french muslims have often found themselves the target of policies many view as discriminatory. like restrictions around wearing the hijab. macron s government says the measures have been enforced to