Le Pen blames media as Macron jumps in French polls

PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday accused the media of "campaigning hysterically" in favor of Emmanuel Macron, her centrist rival for the presidency, as polls showed him enjoying a jump in support.

Le Pen, speaking at a rally in the western city of Nantes, launched a series of attacks on the 39-year-old independent who has emerged as a frontrunner to become France's next leader.