France's Le Pen launches presidential bid as protests rattle the nation
She promised tougher immigration and security policies as a poll showed her leading with 32% to 34% of first-round votes, Reuters reported.
- On Thursday, October 22, 2026, political rivals intensified attacks on Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his France Unbowed party, accusing them of fueling France's worst civil unrest in years.
- Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu sharpened these attacks on Tuesday, telling an LFI lawmaker that the party's "political agenda of instilling violence and chaos in the country was now on full display."
- Senate President Gerard Larcher suggested banning LFI, a move LFI decried as "authoritarian," while Renaissance party member Sylvain Maillard said, "They say they are against vandals, but at the same time they justify masks at demonstrations."
- Former Socialist President Francois Hollande warned against blaming one individual, telling France Inter, "It is not one political party or one individual that poured fuel on the fire."
- An IFOP poll published this month places Mélenchon at 16.5%, behind Marine Le Pen's 36% support, while analysts note the unrest risks alienating older voters despite his strong youth appeal.
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The National Rally held its 19th Congress in Orléans on 24 and 25 October. The event marked the official launch of Marine Le Pen's campaign, a favourite in the polls.
In front of 8,500 activists gathered on Sunday at the Congress of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen kicked off her presidential campaign around a word, the "renaissance". At six months of the election, she approached this sequence in a position of strength: the latest investigations put her clearly at the head of the first round, [...] L'article Marine Le Pen launches her campaign in Orléans and caracole in the polls appeared first on Causeur.
As protests shake France, Marine Le Pen has launched a new presidential bid. The social unrest, according to the latest poll, has boosted her support. According to media reports, the National Assembly candidate is positioning herself as the "defender of France," best prepared for times of crisis. This is her fifth run for the highest office in the country.
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Marine Le Pen Launches French Presidential Campaign, Invokes Joan of Arc and Promises National Rebirth
Marine Le Pen opened her 2027 presidential campaign before thousands of supporters in Orléans, pledging to restore public order, strengthen French sovereignty and lead a ... The post Marine Le Pen Launches French Presidential Campaign, Invokes Joan of Arc and Promises National Rebirth first appeared on [your]NEWS.
In France, the right-wing national race assembly National has opened the presidential election campaign.
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