Rioters could hand Le Pen the presidency

For most of the past week, the main French news channels have been leading with images that are familiar but still frightening to the French public. The images are of burning dustbins, overturned cars, gangs of masked youths taunting the police and throwing missiles at them — fireworks and Molotov cocktails — as well as attacking firefighters. The police, wearing heavy riot armour and carrying shields, have charged into the crowds of youngsters. They have…