As France wakes up to widespread destruction across France, President Macron’s failure to contain the unrest will likely fuel support for the far-right National Rally, says The Times and Sunday Times’s Europe editor Peter Conradi.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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As France wakes up to widespread destruction across France, President Macron’s failure to contain the unrest will likely fuel support for the far-right National Rally, says The Times and Sunday Times’s Europe editor Peter Conradi.
As France wakes up to widespread destruction across France, President Macron’s failure to contain the unrest will likely fuel support for the far-right National Rally, says The Times and Sunday Times’s Europe editor Peter Conradi.
