Supporters of the French extreme right leader, Marine Le PenThey joined Paris on Sunday in protest against condemnation for diverting funds and a ban on applying for elections for five years.
Le Pen, who resorted to the proposal, promised “not to allow them to steal the presidency”: “It is impossible to hide my emotions when you see you here, on our side, in all our departments. Thank you for the fact that you are here to protect the fact that this decision is impatiently and that I appreciate everything: my people, my country and my honor, ”he said in this decision.
“Let me reassure everything: I will not Give Up “He added to the demonstration, held near the National Assembly, next to Hôtel des Invalides, in the French capital.
“Now I will be liquidated from democratic life (…) in the name of the alleged violation of democratic public order, a pure concept simply invented on this occasion,” Marine Le Pen said to the supporters, saying that “this political decision does not respect the rule of law and democracy.”
The left competitive demonstration gathered in the Place de la république, condemning what the organizers called Marine Le Pen’s Rasemblem National (RN).
Center party Renaissancefrom Gabriel AttalHe organized his own demonstration in Saint-Deni, warning of the “existential threat to the supremacy of the law.”
The court decision had consequences outside France, causing shock waves in the extreme right circles in Europe and in the rest of the world, after some parties, including Le Pen, in recent years.
Despite the court decision on Monday, polls show that Rn remains strong, even if Le Pen is protected Jordan BardellHe became a presidential candidate in 2027 in his place.
IN ELABE Poll for BFMTV and La Tribune DimancheFirst of all, first of all, in the period from April 2 and 4, a few days after the conviction of the sea Le Pen, and Le Pen and Bardella are far ahead of the intentions of voting in the first round of the 2027 presidential election.
In all possible conditions of the opponent, the daughter of Jean-Mari Le Pen and her second candidate ahead: from 32% to 36% of voting intentions for her and 31% to 35.5% for him.
Bardell: “Direct attack on democracy”
The young president of the national bolt, who preceded the extreme right leader on the stage, condemned the “scandalous” court decision to “eliminate” the marine Pen from the presidential election, such as the “direct attack on democracy” and “damage to millions of French patriots”.
“They wanted to erase their voice, but woke the French,” said Jordan Bardella, saying that 10,000 people were present on the place of Vauban: “History noted a meeting with us,” he added before asking for help, so that at the same time against the left sector.
“Most of the surveyed protesters came from the Paris region and the suburbs, with the exception of the bus from the Henin-Bauumont,” according to the journalist Le Figaro, present on the spot, RN Bastion in the north of France.
Before the demonstration, the supporters of Le Pen gathered at the place where Wauban was a toast with a female protest, who asked Marine Le Pen “directly until the end of his life,” before being remote without ceremonies for the safety of the pH.
Other sources • Le Figaro