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![France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (C) arrives to visit the immigration centre at the Italian Island of Lampedusa March 14, 2011. Le Pen made a trip to France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (C) arrives to visit the immigration centre at the Italian Island of Lampedusa March 14, 2011. Le Pen made a trip to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CHX3BG/frances-far-right-national-front-political-party-leader-marine-le-pen-c-arrives-to-visit-the-immigration-centre-at-the-italian-island-of-lampedusa-march-14-2011-le-pen-made-a-trip-to-the-island-of-lampedusa-where-thousands-of-tunisians-have-fled-this-year-in-the-wake-of-the-uprising-that-toppled-long-time-ruler-zine-al-abidine-ben-ali-and-sparked-a-wave-of-upheaval-across-north-africa-and-the-middle-east-reutersstefano-rellandini-italy-tags-politics-society-2CHX3BG.jpg)
France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (C) arrives to visit the immigration centre at the Italian Island of Lampedusa March 14, 2011. Le Pen made a trip to
![France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011. France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CJR4YP/frances-far-right-national-front-political-party-leader-marine-le-pen-l-talks-with-italian-northern-league-member-of-the-european-parliament-mario-borghezio-before-a-news-conference-in-rome-march-15-2011-le-pen-after-she-visited-the-immigration-centre-of-lampedusa-island-criticised-what-she-described-as-slack-controls-that-allowed-tens-of-thousands-of-clandestine-immigrants-into-europe-through-sicily-reuterstony-gentile-italy-tags-politics-2CJR4YP.jpg)
France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen (L) talks with Italian Northern League Member of the European Parliament Mario Borghezio before a news conference in Rome March 15, 2011.
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