"Both of them are official representatives of parties and policies that for the past 30 years have brought France to the brink of a political, economic, social, cultural and moral abyss," Le Pen told
cheering supporters in Paris.
The National Front leader, who stunned France in 2002 when he made it to the run-off presidential ballot against current President Jacques Chirac, urged his voters to "save their votes" for parliamentary elections in June.
"I call on voters who have shown their confidence in me to cast their vote neither for Madame Royal nor for Mr. Sarkozy," Le Pen said in a speech in front of the ornate Paris opera house after his party's traditional May 1 parade.
More than 4,000 supporters took part in the parade, shouting "We want Le Pen, not Segolene. We want Jean-Marie, not Sarkozy."
Some 3.8 million people voted in the first round for the 78-year-old anti-immigrant leader, who took fourth place with 10.44 percent of the vote.
Le Pen lost many voters to Sarkozy, the right-winger who has consistently led in the opinion polls since campaigning began.
