French far-right leader Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-off

Orleans, France

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Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, is set to address some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicks off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest.

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25 Oct 2026, 15:01 UTC

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France 24

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