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'The graffiti defacing Paris's Statue de la République is indefensible, but breathes new life into an ugly monument'
The statue designed by Léopold Morice in the 19th century, which serves as a rallying point during protests, gradually lost its original meaning and has now become a symbol of authority and an outlet for public anger, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin....
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Marine Le Pen launches presidential campaign with vow to restore 'rule of law'
At a large rally in Orléans, the far-right frontrunner called for a "rebirth of France" and promised to restore "rule of law" after another weekend of protests across the country....
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Le Pen promises French ‘rebirth’ as far-right RN sets sights on 2027 presidency
Marine Le Pen has promised to lead France towards a national “rebirth” as she closed the National Rally’s congress in Orléans on Sunday, combining an optimistic vision of the country’s future with hardline pledges on immigration, security and sovereignty....
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After racist killing in Trappes, Mayor Ali Rabeh declares: 'The French president was not the protector he should have been'
In an interview with Le Monde, the mayor of the town west of Paris, reelected in March, lamented that far-right rhetoric has 'ended up penetrating the collective unconscious,' and said he felt a 'climate of simmering civil war.'...
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Marine Le Pen vows to restore 'rule of law' at presidential campaign kickoff
Le Pen – the frontrunner in the French polls – accused Emmanuel Macron's government of being soft on violent protesters and lacking authority in her first campaign speech on Sunday in Orléans....
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France: Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-off
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen t...
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French far-right leader Le Pen kicks off presidential campaign
We’ve just been listening to Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally and its presidential candidate, delivering her first official campaign speech in Orléans. She spoke of what she called a “renaissance” for France and the dawn of a new era. She also condemned what ...
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Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones
More than 82,000 homes in Britain, nearly 60,000 in France and at least 10,000 in Germany had power cuts inflicted by the passage of storms Boelo and Austen....
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France: 1,314 arrested during protests across the country
France saw another day of nationwide protests on Saturday, with more than 400,000 people taking to the streets over the rising cost of living and school funding. Most marches remained peaceful, a week after riots and looting hit several cities. However, police say more than 1,300...
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Trappes attack: From racism to terrorism, a collective responsibility
The deadly rampage of the man suspected of killing one person and injuring five others in towns west of Paris on Friday unfolded in the midst of a deeply polarized presidential campaign, where insults and a scramble to outdo the far right have come to dominate the political lands...
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French far-right leader Le Pen seeks to leverage unrest in presidential campaign kick-off
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicked off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen t...
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Suspected Trappes gunman moved to police psychiatric unit
French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Trappes on Friday, has described the shooting as a "racist terrorist attack."
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Antifascist protest on sidelines of RN congress in Orléans highlights divisions on French left
The racist attack in Trappes and the urgent need to unite against the far right were on everyone's minds at Saturday's protest against the Rassemblement National congress in the city in central France. But deep divisions remain among the left-wing groups....
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Le Pen leads polls with up to 38% six months before election
The day after the first day of the National Rally congress in Orléans, in central France, passed without any major incidents, Marine Le Pen is due to deliver her first major campaign speech on Sunday afternoon, 25 October, under heavy police surveillance. The speech, centred on t...
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France: Le Pen launches presidential campaign in Orleans
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is launching her presidential campaign today. The National Rally candidate is due to deliver her first campaign speech in Orléans, addressing around 10,000 party members. Police were controlling traffic entering the city this morning, following a la...
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Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting moved to psychiatric unit
A man suspected of carrying out a gun attack that killed one person and wounded five in the Paris suburbs has been transferred from police custody to a psychiatric unit for observation, French anti-terror prosecutors said on Sunday....