French far-right seeks to capitalise on protests with calls for law and order

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 01:49 Issued on: 19/10/2026 - 21:41Modified: 19/10/2026 - 21:46 In the wake of the weekend's violence, the political camps have been trading blame for the “chaos”. The riots have played into the hands of the far-right National Rally - which has been quick to capitalise on the anger and fears over law and order. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell takes a look. Keywords for this article