The supporters of the French leader of the extreme right, Marine Le PenThey joined in Paris on Sunday to protest against the conviction for the deviation of funds and the prohibition of requesting elections for five years.
Le Pen, who resorted to prayer, promised to “not allow them to steal the presidency”: “It is impossible to hide my emotion when you see you here, by our side, in all our departments. Thank you for being here to defend what this decision has anxiously and that I value above all: my people and my honor,” he told the crowd.
“Let me reassure everything: I will not give up “He added in the demonstration, not far from the National Assembly, next to the Hôtel Des invalids, in the French capital.
“Now, I will be eliminated from democratic life (…) In the name of an alleged disturbance of democratic public order, a pure concept simply invented for the occasion,” said Marine Le Pen, to supporters, stating that “this political decision does not respect the rule of law and democracy.”
A leftist rival demonstration met in Place of the Republique, denouncing what the organizers described as a “complicated turn” of Rasemblem National (RN) by Marine Le Pen.
The centrist party Renaissanceof Gabriel AttalHe organized his own manifestation in Saint-Denis, warning of an “existential threat to the rule of law.”
The court ruling had repercussions beyond France, causing shock waves in extreme right circles in Europe and the rest of the world, after some parts, including Le Pen, have gained ground in recent years.
Despite the decision of the court on Monday, the surveys show that the RN is still strong, even if it is protected Jordan BardellaHe became the presidential candidate of 2027 in his place.
Numa ELABE Survey for BFMTV and The Tribune on Sundayheld between April 2 and 4, a few days after the sentence of Marine Le Pen in the first instance, both Le Pen and Bardella are far ahead of the voting intentions for the first round of the 2027 presidential elections.
In all possible opponent environments, Jean-Marie Le Pen’s daughter and her second candidate are ahead, with 32% to 36% of the voting intentions for her and from 31% to 35.5% for him.
Bardella: “A direct attack on democracy”
The young president of Rasablem National, who preceded the leader of the extreme right on the stage, denounced the “scandalous” judicial decision to “eliminate” the Navy Le Pen of the presidential elections, such as the “direct attack on democracy” and “damage to millions of French patriotics.”
“They wanted to erase a voice, but they woke up the French people,” said Jordan Bardella, stating that 10,000 people were present in the place Vauban: “History marked a meeting with us,” he added, before asking for help to address the same time against a left sector.
“The majority of the manifesters interviewed come from the Parisian region and the suburbs, with the exception of an Hénin-Beaumont bus,” the RN bastion in northern France, according to a journalist from Le Figaro present on the site.
Before the beginning of the demonstration, Le Pen supporters gathered in the Vauban place, roasted with a female protest, which asked Marine Le Pen to be eligible for the rest of his life “, before being retired without ceremonies for the safety of the RN.
Other sources • Le Figaro
