Valeurs Actuelles · September 2026

• Foregrounds RN figures (Le Pen, Bardella, Ciotti) in a favourable, momentum-building frame ('percée', 'bataille sociale')
• Adversarial framing of left actors (LFI, PS, EELV mayors) as chaotic or extreme
• Institutional/state topics (papal visit, textile dispute with China, crime) reported factually without evaluative stance toward 'France'
• Selection skews to culture-war and security stories rather than national-level evaluation

The entity 'FR (country)' is not treated as a coherent actor: the outlet's evaluative energy targets domestic political camps (favouring RN, attacking LFI/PS), not France itself. Headlines about Macron's protocol choice or the China textile dispute are factual/neutral toward the country. Stance toward the country is therefore genuinely mixed/absent, warranting 0 with low confidence.

• Foregrounds electoral momentum: 'percée', 'fulgurante percée', 'séduit de plus en plus' across multiple polls
• Frames her initiatives as legitimate political leadership: 'lance sa bataille sociale', 'soutient les buralistes'
• Positions her as the central pole of attraction: Ciotti proposes 'pacte d'alliance', duel with Mélenchon 'se confirme'
• No distancing verbs or critical framing; her actions are reported as authoritative and newsworthy

Valeurs Actuelles is a right-wing outlet with a documented affinity for Le Pen; the uniformly positive selection (poll surges, alliances, social outreach) and absence of any critical or skeptical coverage strongly indicate a favourable stance. Headlines 10/12 mention her alongside Attal opposing LFI, which is consistent with the outlet's alignment rather than a complicating signal.