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French Protests Turn to Riots, Giving Le Pen's Far Right an Opening Ahead of 2027
Mass protests swept French cities last weekend and many turned into riots, with burned cars, looted shops and damaged public buildings. Marine Le Pen's National Rally is casting itself as the party of order and blaming the left and immigration, seizing on the unrest ahead of the April 2027 presidential election. Analysts say the crisis could boost the far right, much as past upheaval did for conservatives after May 1968.