就在下午四点半前后，玛丽娜·勒庞在奥尔良的泽尼特体育馆舞台灯光下登台亮相。
Just before half past four, Marine Le Pen took to the stage under the stadium strobe lights at the Zénith Arena in Orléans.
分析人士认为，这位极右翼领导人已站在总统宝座的门槛上，她极具争议性，却深受其基本盘喜爱，且在法国民调中领跑数月。
The radical-right leader, whom analysts say is on the doorstep of the presidency, is polarising, yet deeply and increasingly popular with her base, and has topped the popularity polls for months in France.
此前24小时，全国刚刚爆发最新一轮抗议活动，昨天有超过一万名反勒庞示威者聚集在会场外。
This came 24 hours after the latest protests across the country, which included over ten thousand anti-Le Pen demonstrators outside the venue yesterday.