France's 'political violence has risen significantly, with assaults doubling over the past 10 years'
- Posted on February 27, 2026
- By Le Monde
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France's 'political violence has risen significantly, with assaults doubling over the past 10 years'
Sociologist Isabelle Sommier explains that mounting ideological fragmentation and political polarization, as well as increasingly brutal rhetoric, have fueled a surge in political violence, the majority of which is perpetrated by the far right.
