# How France’s far right is exploiting a weekend of riots and chaos to seize power

https://mins.news/en/item/108124

- NBC News, 2026-10-20 15:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/france/france-riots-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-using-protests-emmanuel-ma-rcna604307

> On the streets, rioters looted shops, torched cars and set buildings on fire.

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