The National Front leader was hit by the projectile the day after she and Emmanuel Macron faced off in a heated televised exchange
MARINE Le Pen has had an oeuf-ul day out on the campaign trail after a disgruntled voter flung an egg at her.
The National Front leader was hit by the projectile in Dol-de-Bretagne in Brittany while TV cameras rolled.
She was surrounded by bodyguards to protect her from the mob of angry protesters that greeted her on arrival.
As she chatted to a man in the crowd an egg was flung in her direction as the security team rushed her inside.
The incident comes the day after she clashed with En Marche leader Emmanuel Macron in a TV debate.
Le Pen tore into her left wing rival over being soft on terror while he warned France would face "civil war" if she triumphed.
Macron, 39, replied that his rival was a liar and a “parasite of the system”, who he accused of taking advantage of the public’s fears and frustrations.
On Europe, Le Pen accused Macron of being “submissive” towards German Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying: “France will be led by a woman, either me or Mrs Merkel.”
She also accused the centrist candidate of an “indulgent attitude” towards Islamic fundamentalism and constantly reminded viewers of his role as a minister in unpopular President Francois Hollande’s socialist government.
But Macron was combative throughout, framing Le Pen’s proposals as simplistic, defeatist and dangerous.
He said her policy of withdrawing France from the euro – a currency she called “the currency of bankers … not the people’s currency” – was “nonsense”.
Divisions in the country are only set to deepen ahead of the final crunch vote on Sunday.
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