French far right accuses left of threatening "civil peace" if Le Pen wins

CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE, France: The French far right on Saturday (Aug 29) accused the left of seeking to "undermine civil peace" should Marine Le Pen win the presidential election next spring, underscoring the increasingly confrontational tone of the campaign.With less than eight months until the vote, far-right leader Ms Le Pen, 58, remains the front-runner in the polls.Analysts say the appeal of political extremes is growing in France, and recent surveys show that Jean-Luc Melenchon, the divisive leader of hard-left France Unbowed (LFI), may have the best chance of reaching the run-off against Ms Le Pen.Speaking at an agricultural fair in the northeastern town of Chalons-en-Champagne, Jordan Bardella, president of Ms Le Pen's anti-immigrant, eurosceptic National Rally (RN) party and her ch