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  "id": 7133958,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:42:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/09/13/le-pen-pledges-to-put-french-citizens-first-at-presidential-campaign-launch_6757475_7.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, has launched her presidential campaign in France, telling supporters that she would ensure French citizens have more rights than foreigners if she wins the election. According to the South China Morning Post, Le Pen stated that under her presidency, French people would \"have priority in their own country\", regardless of their skin colour, religion, or origin. This policy, known as \"national priority\", would apply to areas such as housing, with French citizens receiving preferential access to social housing.\n\nLe Pen made these comments at a rally in the northern town of Henin-Beaumont, attended by around 2,000 supporters. The event marked the first major campaign speech of her fourth presidential bid. According to Le Monde English, Le Pen is currently ahead in opinion polls, and her campaign has been launched despite her recent conviction and the fact that she is wearing an electronic tag.\n\nLe Pen's campaign has been described as having her best-ever chance of winning the presidency in 2027, with polls showing her well ahead in the first round of voting and posing a significant threat to any rival in the second round, as reported by the South China Morning Post. France 24 noted that Le Pen remains the frontrunner in the polls despite her weakened legal position.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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": "South China Morning Post",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:29:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}