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Orléans tightens security ahead of far-right National Rally party congress

Marine Le Pen is running as the RN candidate in the 2027 presidential elections, with Jordan Bardella (left) as her pick for prime minister if she wins.
Marine Le Pen is running as the RN candidate in the 2027 presidential elections, with Jordan Bardella (left) as her pick for prime minister if she wins. REUTERS - Sarah Meyssonnier

Orléans says it will impose exceptional security measures ahead of the far-right National Rally's congress this weekend, when counter-demonstrations against "racism, fascism and imperialism" could drawn up to 25,000 people.

France’s National Rally (RN) will officially launch its 2027 presidential campaign in Orléans this weekend.

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