How France’s far right is using a weekend of riots and chaos to seize power

In the streets, rioters looted shops, torched cars and set fire to buildings.

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How France’s far right is using a weekend of riots and chaos to seize power

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France’s far right seizes the moment as rioting stuns the country

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How France’s far right is using a weekend of riots and chaos to seize power

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