France's Le Pen launches presidential bid as protests rattle the nation
- Marine Le Pen formally launched her 2027 French presidential campaign in Orléans, promising to restore order, security, and national confidence.
- Le Pen proposed tougher immigration policies, including restored border controls and the expulsion of foreign criminals.
- A poll placed Le Pen ahead of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, while surveys suggested she would defeat him in a runoff.
- Authorities deployed thousands of police in Orléans amid protests and warnings of disruption; the main march ended without major disturbances.
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In France, the right-wing national race assembly National has opened the presidential election campaign.
After the riots in France Marine Le Pen wins in polls. At a party congress of the "Rassemblement National" (RN) in Orléans she officially opens the election campaign.
French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has launched her campaign ahead of next year's presidential election, vowing to "restore the rule of law." As violence erupted amidst large-scale protests against educational conditions and the cost of living, she is rallying her supporters by emphasizing security and order. According to AFP, Le Pen 2
Orleans. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen of the National Group Party (RN), a favorite for next year’s presidential election, officially launched her campaign in Orleans yesterday with the promise to restore order and national confidence, while polls put the extreme-left candidate of La Francia Insumisa (LFI), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, in second place.
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