https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-le-pen-launches-presidential-bid-as-protests-rattle-the-nationContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-le-pen-launches-presidential-bid-as-protests-rattle-the-nationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/france-s-le-pen-launches-presidential-bid-as-protests-rattle-the-nation#u163932Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:57:01 +0000Far-right leader Marine Le Pen officially launched her presidential campaign on Sunday in Orleans, France, entering next year's race as the current frontrunner in opinion polls. Le Pen promised to restore order and national confidence while addressing what she characterized as mounting economic, social, and security crises gripping the country. Her campaign launch coincides with a period of severe national unrest marked by ongoing protests that are rattling France. Campaigning on themes of national renewal and renaissance, she also vowed to revive domestic oil prospecting, dismissing a 20