France's polarised road to 2027: Repression, racism and the rise of the far right

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With protests curbed, minorities targeted and the left delegitimised, the mainstreaming of far-right ideas is bringing Marine Le Pen closer than ever to power Grief and anger filled the streets of Trappes, north of Paris, on 30 October as thousands paid tribute to the victims of a racist attack committed a week earlier. A 26-year-old Black man, Pengo Bossio Wangi, was killed and seven other people injured, including a 12-year-old girl. Placed in pre-trial detention, the suspect, 39-year-old Kevi