Marine Le Pen will launch her candidacy at a far-right congress protected by protests. The far-right National Rally party is holding its congress in Orléans this weekend, which serves as Marine Le Pen's official platform to launch her campaign for next year's French presidential election. The city in the center of the country was armed with up to 3,000 security agents and a ban on demonstrations for this coming Sunday, October 25. A day earlier, the far-right party re-elected Jordan Bardella as its leader, amid a massive protest. read more