Le Pen’s ‘Renaissance’: 4th time lucky?
Summary
Marine Le Pen opened a National Rally campaign event in Orléans under the theme “Renaissance,” presenting a law-and-order platform and her vision of a “National Community.” The event followed protests against her, while tensions between the party and Mediapart flared over the outlet’s report on alleged antisemitic messages by party leader Jordan Bardella.Key Facts
- Le Pen spoke at the Zénith Arena in Orléans on October 25, 2026.
- The article says Le Pen had topped French popularity polls for months.
- More than 10,000 anti-Le Pen demonstrators gathered outside the venue the day before the event.
- Four Mediapart journalists were ejected from the event and later allowed back in.
- Mediapart had published private Facebook messages allegedly written by Jordan Bardella as a teenager that contained antisemitic language.
- Bardella sued Mediapart for defamation and called the report a political attack.
- Le Pen said “Renaissance” did not mean nostalgia or a return to the past.
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