France's Le Pen launches presidential bid as protests rattle the nation
She vowed zero-tolerance policing and tougher immigration controls as polls show her leading with 32% to 33.5% support, Reuters said.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, National Rally candidate Marine Le Pen launched her 2027 presidential campaign in Orléans, vowing to "restore the rule of law" amid weeks of civil unrest.
- Widespread cost-of-living protests across France drew up to 800,000 participants and descended into looting and violence; authorities arrested more than 1,300 people, creating momentum for Le Pen's hardline platform.
- Addressing 8,500 supporters in Orléans, Le Pen promised "zero tolerance" policing and a national "Renaissance." Recent polling suggests she leads the first-round race with 32–34% support.
- The rally followed the party's congress, where Jordan Bardella was re-elected National Rally president with 98.98% of the vote, positioning himself as Le Pen's choice for prime minister.
- Le Pen faces scrutiny over a graft conviction ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while trade unions pledged to continue demonstrations in the coming weeks, signaling sustained political tension.
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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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