The turmoil may benefit far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, who is already the frontrunner in the 2027 presidential race and stands to gain from both the anger over declining living standards and the fears over law and order unleashed by the weekend’s violence.
“Le Pen no longer needs to spend any money to campaign,” Jean-Baptiste Moreau, another former Macron lawmaker, told Reuters. “It’s not just a clear path ahead of her — it’s a six-lane highway.”
Le Pen delivered her own message to the nation in a video statement on Sunday, portraying Macron’s administration as a crumbling power and casting herself as the figure capable of restoring order.
When Macron later addressed the country, he offered little concrete action, stopping short of declaring a state of emergency. As he spoke, looting was continuing for a second consecutive night, including in affluent Paris districts, prompting his prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to announce local curfews on Monday.
Action Line: Your Survival Guy has just returned from Paris where I witnessed the riots and looting first hand. I’ll be keeping a close eye on what happens in Paris, and France as a whole, but I cannot recommend traveling there at the moment without doing your due diligence beforehand. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
