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France's Le Pen launches presidential bid as protests rattle the nation

  • Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign in Orléans, promising to restore order and place French interests and law above international courts.
  • Le Pen said recent arson and looting supported her National Rally party’s views, which blame the unrest on immigration and the left wing.
  • She proposed automatically deporting foreigners convicted of crimes and giving French citizens “national priority” in services such as public housing.
  • An Ipsos poll gave Le Pen 33.5% support, compared with 17% for Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
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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.

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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

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The leader of the French Party National Association and presidential candidate Marín Le Pen stated at the first campaign rally in Orleans that she intended to defend France against the backdrop of protests and growing economic problems, and that Marín Le Pen had held the first major campaign rally in Orleans in the 2027 election of the President of France, had abandoned the image of radical protest politics and had presented herself as the guard…

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The leader of the French right-wing extreme, Marine Le Pen, launched his campaign in Orleans on Sunday for the presidential elections next year. In a speech focused on security, immigration and economics, it promised the restoration of public order and the restoration of confidence in France's future.

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At the launch of her French presidential campaign, National Rally MP Marine Le Pen put forward the restoration of the rule of law and strengthened border controls as her core pledges. Emphasizing strict punishment for criminals and the protection of culture, she proposed an economic policy centered on tax cuts. Le Pen, who is currently leading in the polls, is pursuing an independent foreign policy, including reducing contributions to the Europe…

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BFM TV broke the news in France on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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