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RN candidate Marine Le Pen officially launched her campaign for the French presidential election on Sunday, October 25, at a rally in Orléans.
Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with 'barbarians'.
Just before half past four, Marine Le Pen took to the stage under the stadium strobe lights at the Zénith Arena in Orléans. The radical-right leader, whom analysts say is on the doorstep of the presidency, is polarising, yet deeply and increasingly popular with her base, and has topped the popularity polls for months in France. This came 24 hours after the latest protests across the country, which included over ten thousand anti-Le Pen demonstrators outside the venue yesterday.
Marine Le Pen, France’s far-right candidate to succeed President Emmanuel Macron next year, vowed in her first campaign speech on Sunday to “restore the rule of law” if elected next year. Le Pen - the frontrunner in the polls - seems to be benefiting from the convulsions France has been going through for weeks, punctuated by mass cost-of-living rallies and some violent clashes on Saturday and the previous week. “We are going to restore the rule of law,” she said, after looting and arson on the...
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 to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest. Lecturer in Liberal Arts at Queen Mary University of London, Andrew Smith, shares further analysis.
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 she described as “Islamist ideologies” that promote violence, saying they are incompatible with France. Our reporter Antonia Kerrigan was listening in Orléans and joins us now with more.
Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, is set to address some 10,000 supporters on Sunday in the city of Orleans as she kicks off her presidential campaign, a day after nationwide cost-of-living protests flared again into violence. Le Pen, the frontrunner, is seen to be benefiting in the polls from the weeks of unrest.
Hundreds of demonstrations took place across France on Saturday over the rising cost of living, with security forces deployed in large numbers to prevent a repeat of the violence seen last weekend. While the marches themselves “passed off well” in several cities, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said members of “ultra-left” groups threw projectiles and fireworks at police in an attempt to provoke clashes. French Communist Party spokesperson Fatima Khallouk shares more details.
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 the theme of renewal, aims to inject a dose of optimism six months ahead of the presidential election, the candidate has reportedly said in private. Gilles Ivaldi, a political science researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Nice, explains that the violence following protests across France in recent weeks could help the National Rally present itself as the party capable of restoring public safety and national security.
At least 1,300 people were arrested on the sidelines of Saturday's protests across France and at least 50 officers and three protesters were hurt, the interior ministry said Sunday. The arrests occurred as clashes broke out on the margins of largely calm demonstrations in major cities over the high cost of living.
Meanwhile, France’s far-right National Rally is holding the second day of its party congress in Orléans, south of Paris. Marine Le Pen is expected to officially launch her presidential campaign in a speech later this afternoon, while Jordan Bardella is being re-elected as party leader. On Saturday, a large counter-demonstration against the far right was held in the city. For more on what’s happening there, let’s cross to our reporter, Antonia Kerrigan.
Protesters fired mortar fireworks at police in Marseille after a union march on 24 October, and 51 were arrested as France's protests entered a second weekend. The post Marseille Police Hit by Mortar Fireworks appeared first on The Rio Times.
Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.
Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from Paris where mostly peaceful protests turned into unrest after nightfall.
Manifestantes se reuniram em Paris e em cidades de toda a França neste sábado (24), sob a vigilância de 70 mil policiais, enquanto o governo tentava evitar a repetição dos distúrbios e saques que sacudiram o país no fim de semana passado. O ministro do Interior, Laurent Nuñez, disse que 135 pessoas haviam sido presas em todo o país até o início da tarde, muitas após revistas preventivas que encontraram fogos de artifício, rolamentos de esferas e outros objetos que poderiam ser usados como armas. Notícias relacionadas:França quer impor toques de recolher após fim de semana com tumultos.Alunos e professores protestam na França no maior dia de mobilização.Tensões voltam a crescer; França contabiliza custos de protestos.“Temos que ser extremamente ágeis. Recebemos muitos avisos sobre desordem, tanto de grupos políticos quanto, simplesmente, de criminosos”, disse aos jornalistas. “Vai ser um dia longo.” Enquanto o início da principal marcha em Paris transcorria de forma pacífica, a polícia usou gás lacrimogêneo contra multidões em Lyon, a terceira maior cidade da França. O governo mobilizou 10 mil policiais a mais do que em 17 de outubro, dia em que protestos contra o custo de vida e a deterioração dos serviços públicos se transformaram em alguns dos piores distúrbios que a França viu em anos. Lojas e museus fechados Grande parte do centro de Paris parecia uma cidade em lockdown, com lojistas fechando as vitrines com tapumes, museus com as portas fechadas e mais de 20 estações de metrô interditadas. Entidades empresariais pediram que os varejistas permanecessem fechados depois que milhares de lojas e negócios foram danificados ou saqueados em toda a França no último fim de semana. “Quase não há clientes, então não vale a pena ficar aberto”, disse Oskar, gerente de uma boutique Kiton em Paris. Vários dos mais conhecidos centros culturais da capital, incluindo o Louvre, o Musée d’Orsay e a Ópera de Paris, fecharam como precaução, deixando os turistas frustrados. “Está tudo fechado com tapumes e não sabemos bem para onde ir”, disse Xavier Dolliole, turista da cidade norte-americana de Nova Orleans. A rota da principal manifestação em Paris só foi definida após uma batalha judicial, desencadeada por uma ordem policial de última hora, que afastava os organizadores do centro da cidade em direção às regiões do sudeste da capital. A polícia argumentou que o trajeto original passava por áreas com alta concentração de empresas semelhantes às atacadas no fim de semana anterior. Líderes de esquerda disseram que a mudança tardia tinha como objetivo causar confusão e afastar as pessoas. “Mais uma vez, os que estão no poder criam transtornos para as marchas e prazos impossíveis para que as organizações se reorganizem”, disse o líder da esquerda radical Jean-Luc Mélenchon, que se juntou aos manifestantes nas ruas de Paris. Congresso Muitos manifestantes acusaram o governo de reagir de forma exagerada, com soldados enviados para patrulhar a Champs-Élysées. “Choramos pelas lojas, não pelas pessoas que são empobrecidas o ano todo”, disse Clara Lebbadi, estudante de artes de 22 anos. “Minha amiga e eu quase não viemos porque estávamos com medo, mas viemos justamente porque é importante não deixar a repressão vencer”, acrescentou. A primeira marcha autorizada neste sábado transcorreu pacificamente em Orléans, a cerca de 120 quilômetros ao sul de Paris, onde manifestantes protestaram contra o Reagrupamento Nacional, de Marine Le Pen, que realizava um congresso partidário na cidade. As tensões aumentaram após tiros na sexta-feira (23), a oeste de Paris, quando um atirador, suspeito de agir por ódio islamofóbico, matou uma pessoa e feriu mais quatro, entre elas uma menina de 12 anos. “Viemos dizer à extrema direita, cara a cara, que não temos medo”, disse Bally Bagayoko, prefeito de Saint-Denis e membro do partido de esquerda radical França Insubmissa (LFI). *(Reportagem adicional de Crispian Balmer, Bertrand Boucey, Alessandro Parodi e Elizabeth Pineau) *É proibida a reprodução deste conteúdo.
France arrested 135 people by 1 p.m. Paris time on 24 October as 35,000 marched, down from 60,000 a week earlier, Interior Minister Nuñez said. The post French Protests Shrink as 135 Are Arrested appeared first on The Rio Times.
A coalition of the “Yellow Vests” movement, labor unions and students will march across France on Saturday with demands centered around studying conditions and purchasing power. Some 70,000 police will be deployed with authorities fearing ransacking and looting similar to the unrest that erupted last Saturday on the sidelines of protests that saw at least 550,000 participants. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
More than 70,000 police officers are to be deployed over fears protesters will defy restrictions on demonstrations.
Orléans will close three Loire bridges, suspend trams and shut most city-centre shops for Saturday’s march against the National Rally congress. The post French City Shuts Bridges Ahead of Protest appeared first on The Rio Times.
Younger Limoges residents see the destruction of their town hall as unfortunate collateral damage in a wider movement. For others, the fire was an unacceptable tragedy.
France’s National Assembly rejected the revenue part of the 2027 Social Security budget on 23 October, 115 votes to 1, sending the original text to the Senate. The post French Assembly Rejects Welfare Budget appeared first on The Rio Times.
Parents could face financial penalties if their children participate in vandalism or looting during demonstrations.
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says 70,000 police and gendarmes will be on duty Saturday, with Orléans, host of a National Rally congress, the main flashpoint. The post France Deploys 70,000 Police for Protests appeared first on The Rio Times.
President to meet for first time with student representatives on Friday before further protests.
Police across France are under pressure to maintain security during further protests expected in some cities, while facing scrutiny over their riot-control tactics used during previous unrest that left some teenagers seriously injured. Officers appeared outnumbered and overwhelmed during last weekend’s protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. In response, France’s Interior Ministry said it would deploy 20 per cent more police this Saturday than last weekend, even as...
French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting with high school student representatives Friday for the first time since the month-long student protests over teacher shortages and run-down schools began. The president is also holding a "defence council" to prepare for Saturday's planned demonstrations. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.