WorldFrench Riots: A Gift for Le Pen?

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks with French analyst Renaud Foucault and a senior economics professor about how much the unrest has harmed a protest movement born of genuine grievances but hijacked by rioters, violence and vandalism. Could it benefit far-right leader and presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen, or foreshadow more turmoil in a deeply divided society and increasingly poisonous political climate?

French riotsprotest movementMarine Le PenFrench politics

FFrance 24★★☆☆☆2026-10-18 18:25Original