As the French head to the polls Sunday to pick uber conservativeMarine Le Pen or centrist Emmanuel Macron as their president, Le Pen opponents are pleading with their compatriots not to repeat Americas election and choose a Donald Trump-like candidate.The anti-Le Pen catchphrase making the rounds in the country is isne vous Trumpez pas, which is a play on the French ne vous trompez pas, which means make no mistake.First" Trumper" is a play on Tromper, which means making a mistake. See in france: "Dont trump, chose france, vote" pic.twitter.com/ye0z2hyjzX ALT Immigration (@ALT_uscis) May 6, 2017 Ads have appeared on the streets of France with the phrase showing a scary mashup of Donald Trumps face with a Marine Le Pen hairdo. A video earlier this month not only made comparisons between Le Pen and Trump, but also underscored faulty assumptions in the U.S. that Trump would not win the election. The video, paid for by a Jamais MarineNever Marinecampaign, contrasts comments by Barack Obama saying that he doesnt believe Trump will win with French officials saying the same about Le Pen. A smirking Le Pen says in the video:Never Brexit, never Donald Trump. The ad ends Allezgovote.Trump has expressed support for Le Pen, saying in an interview with The Associated Press in April that shes the strongest on borders and the strongest on whats been going on in France.He also indicated in a tweet after a French police officer was killed in April in a terror attack that Le Pen would be the stronger candidate to fight terrorism, saying thatthe people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 21, 2017 An eerie similarity between the French and American races is an email hack before the election that left the conservative candidate untouched. The Macron campaign revealed Friday that a massive and coordinated hack dumped campaign and party emails online.Authorities have yet to find who is responsible, but the French election commission is investigating. French officials have warned the media not to share leaked information or details about the hack. France has a two-day media blackout on elections before a vote.The world is watching to see if the French will signal another rightward turn in Europe in the wake of Britains Brexit vote. Le Pen has vowed to withdraw form the EU is she wins, though several polls have put Macron in the lead with voters by as much as 24 points.type=type=RelatedArticlesblockTitle=Related Coverage + articlesList=59087ddfe4b02655f84060e2,58fd37bbe4b00fa7de1537a4 -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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