A combination picture shows six of the eleven candidates for the French 2017 presidential election, L-R: Nathalie Arthaud, France's extreme-left Lutte Ouvriere political party (LO) leader, UPR candidate Francois Asselineau, Jacques Cheminade, Debout La France group candidate Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, Jean Lassalle, Philippe Poutou, Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) presidential candidate in Paris, France. France goes to the polls on Sunday April 23, 2017 in the first round of its presidential election. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photos
PARIS (Reuters) - The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda on Friday, two days before the presidential election.
With the first round of voting in the two-stage election taking place on Sunday, far-right nationalist candidate Marine Le Pen promised tougher immigration and border controls to beat "Islamist terrorism" if elected.
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