Far-right leader Le Pen says visible policing keeps protests smooth

Home France To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 03:07 Issued on: 25/10/2026 - 12:39Modified: 25/10/2026 - 12:41 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. Our reporter Antonia Kerrigan has been following the latest developments. Keywords for this article Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video France Video content Video Sport Video content Video France