Le Pen: EU reform negotiations would start immediately if elected

During an interview with Reuters, French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said that Euro currency is a drag on the french economy and stated that "it's a lie" to say it has been a shield.

More headlines (via Reuters):

• Hopes french people will have Francs in their pockets instead of euros within two years if she wins power
• Says EU reform negotiations would start immediately if elected, could take 6-8 months, to be followed by referendum in France
• Convinced there would not be a run on banks during negotiations with EU, but does not rule out capital controls if there was one
• Wants to replace EU with a "Europe of projects" like airbus, projects could be in areas including security, energy
• Says would tell Germany's Merkel "France will now stand up for the interests of France"