Marine Le Pen calls for battle.

"The hour has come to rise," she calls out on Thursday evening in Saint-Laurent-Blangy in northern France, a suburb of the old trading town of Arras.

At the closing rally of her presidential campaign, Le Pen railed against the rule of an “oligarchic system”;

against elites who disregard the interests of the people;

against a president with "boundless arrogance" who must be responsible for "massive and archaic immigration".

Niklas Zaboji

Economic correspondent in Paris

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The right-wing populist, who is running as a presidential candidate for the third time, is courageous.

Macron's lead in the polls is growing as Sunday's runoff election approaches.

In the TV duel on Wednesday, only 39 percent found Le Pen more convincing than the incumbent.

But in the final spurt she goes on the offensive again.

Here she can talk undisturbed, here her applause is sure.

“Macron or France” is the choice, says Le Pen. The incumbent stands for globalization and “mass poverty” in his own country.

Its economic balance is "catastrophic" because of the national debt and the export deficit.

She, on the other hand, will give back the French their "freedom" and "dignity", especially the disadvantaged and young people.

She was the first to address the consequences of rising inflation for the purse.

Le Pen promises that she wants to be the "president of purchasing power" and defender of the car-driving population. As president, she will reduce or even eliminate VAT on energy and staple foods.

There will be no retirement at 65 with her.

She will ban the construction of wind turbines to protect the landscape and biodiversity.

They will protect the environment by promoting regional production.

Le Pen's hearts fly from the sea of ​​flags with almost 3,000 supporters.

Her battle cry is "Marine présidente".

If the name Emmanuel Macron is mentioned, there is booing.

Her fans don't speak well to journalists.

Anyone who answers questions makes it clear that Le Pen speaks from his heart.

The audience, in which men and women are roughly balanced, tends to be young rather than old.

You hardly find seniors at the final rally.

This corresponds to figures from the election research institute Ifop: Le Pen is most popular in the 25 to 49 age group.

Of these, almost 60 percent want to vote for Le Pen in the run-off election on Sunday – but only just under 30 percent of the over 65-year-olds.

It is no coincidence that Le Pen, who will be 54 in August, chose the Arras suburb as her last campaign offensive.

The commune is located in the poor, albeit populous Pas-de-Calais department, where Le Pen was clearly ahead in the first ballot.

Home game for the right-wing populist.

The Paris-Province divide is more evident here than anywhere else in France.

The old coalfields around Lens, Douai and Valenciennes begin a few kilometers to the north.

There is also the small town of Hénin-Beaumont, where eight years ago a politician from Le Pen's party made it to mayor for the first time.

Le Pen has found new groups of voters

Unlike in the surrounding area, however, the majority of voters in Arras voted for Macron in the first ballot - a tendency that was evident in many other cities in the country, with left-wing populist Jean-Luc Mélenchon even coming out on top in Marseille and Toulouse.

So Le Pen is primarily courting gains in the cities and in more middle-class circles.

To this end, she has moderated her rhetoric and said goodbye to previous positions such as the unpopular exit from the euro.

This strategy seems to be working to some extent.

If you believe the Ifop figures, Le Pen is no longer the voice of the unemployed, workers and the poor.

On Sunday, the majority of them also want to elect employees, craftsmen, tradespeople and even 56 percent of company bosses.