{
  "id": 7129610,
  "title": "French must come first, far-right leader Le Pen says at election campaign launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/french-must-come-first-far-right-leader-le-pen-says-at-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:29:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3367368/french-must-come-first-far-right-leader-le-pen-says-election-campaign-launch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a front-runner in the upcoming presidential election, announced on Sunday that she would prioritize the interests of French citizens over those of foreigners, upholding her longstanding principle of \"national priority\". Speaking seven months before the polls, Le Pen, 58, stated that French people would \"have priority in their own country\", irrespective of race, religion, or origin. \"We will guarantee all French citizens a natural and fair right, as is done in every country in the world,\" she declared during her first major campaign speech of her fourth presidential run, held in the far-right stronghold of Henin-Beaumont in northern France. French nationals would enjoy \"more rights in France than others,\" she told around 2,000 supporters, with Jordan Bardella, the head of her party National Rally, seated in the front row. The policy of \"national priority\" would extend to housing, Le Pen said, adding that French citizens should receive preferential access to social housing. Another priority would be to boost housing supply, she said, suggesting the scrapping of various environmental regulations. \"There is nothing, my friends, more rewarding than the feeling of harmony in one's home and being able to say: 'I am at home',\" she said. \"This presidential election will decide everything: either we allow our country to sink deeper into the quicksand of old habits and wrongdoing, or we choose the surge of renewal that we want and that will lead to France's rebirth.\"",
  "summary": "Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a front runner in the French presidency race, signalled on Sunday that she would favour French citizens over foreigners, defending her long-held principle of “national priority”. Speaking seven months before France’s presidential polls, Le Pen, 58, said that under her presidency French people would “have priority in their own country”, regardless of their skin…",
  "key_points": [
    "Marine Le Pen, far-right leader, prioritizes French citizens' interests.",
    "National priority principle extends to housing and social housing access.",
    "Election will decide France's future and renewal."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "France's far-right Marine Le Pen kicks off 2027 presidential campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/frances-far-right-marine-le-pen-kicks-off-2027-presidential-campaign",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:41:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Le Pen pledges to put French citizens first at presidential campaign launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/le-pen-pledges-to-put-french-citizens-first-at-presidential-campaign",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:42:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "French must come before foreigners, insists far-right Marine Le Pen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/french-must-come-before-foreigners-insists-far-right-marine-le-pen",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:42:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}