In one interview she referred to herself as “Madame Frexit”. Euroscepticism had mushroomed in the wake of the EU’s botched handling of the financial crisis and amid a surge in migration.

Emmanuel Macron has driven France to the brink of its own 'Frexit' moment by ignoring warnings about migration, EU's chief ...

If not, she says, she'll hold a referendum on "Frexit". The French like everyone else, it seems are itching for change. And as we saw last year, both Donald Trump and Brexit surprised everyone.