Marine Le Pen Invokes Joan of Arc as She Launches Presidential Campaign, Vows New French 'Renaissance'

Kurt Zindulka : Oct 26, 2026
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[Breitbart.com] French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told thousands of supporters on Sunday that they are on the precipice of a national "Renaissance" as she officially opened her campaign for the Élysée Palace. Striking an air of confidence in the race to replace President Emmanuel Macron, whose second and final term will conclude in the Spring, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen invoked the spirit of Joan of Arc as her party held its annual conference in the city of Orléans, the former capital of the country, which was liberated by St. Joan nearly six centuries ago. The party is not new to invoking Joan of Arc, having first adopted the national saint as a symbol in 1979 under then-leader Jean-Marie Le Pen... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: via Fox News)