French Riots: A Gift for Le Pen?
By Gavin LEELesotho

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How much damage has the unrest in France caused to a protest movement rooted in genuine grievances but hijacked by rioters, violence and vandalism? Is it a gift to Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader and presidential frontrunner? Or is it a spectre of trouble to come in a deeply polarised society, amid an increasingly poisonous political atmosphere?
France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks to French analyst Renaud Foucault and a senior professor of economics.
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- 74 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 18, 2026
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- Gavin LEE
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- France 24 French