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Le Pen launches presidential campaign amid unrest in France

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Melissa Chan
October 24, 2026Advertisement
France is bracing for another weekend of mass protests, just one week after demonstrations descended into rioting and looting.
As hundreds of thousands take to the streets, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign, putting law and order at the center of her message.
Could the unrest play into the hands of her National Rally party?