# France: Le Pen seeks to capitalize on unrest as presidential campaign begins

https://mins.news/en/video/114928

- France 24 English, 2026-10-25 17:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtzGNiZbPvM

> Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, addressed about 10,000 supporters in Orleans on Sunday to launch her presidential campaign. The previous day, nationwide cost-of-living protests again turned violent. Le Pen, who leads in the polls, is seen as benefiting from weeks of unrest.

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