After being sentenced to five years of disenfranchisement, thousands of supporters took to the streets of Paris to support Marine Le Pen. In response, the left organized a counter-demonstration in Place de la République with the participation of leaders such as Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
UNN reports with reference to France24 and ORF.
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Several thousand supporters of the French right-wing populist Marine Le Pen gathered in Paris today for a rally to protest the court's ban on her participation in the elections. The leader of the National Rally ("National Front") party addressed a crowd of supporters in Place Vauban in Paris, stressing that she would not give up.
It is impossible to hide the emotions from the fact that I see you here and next to us all over the country, thank you for coming to defend what was trampled by this decision and what I care about most: my people, my country and my honor
In response, the left organized a counter-demonstration in Place de la République with the participation of leaders such as Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
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The prerequisite for the event was the court's decision on Monday, according to which Le Pen, leading members of the National Rally and the party were found guilty of embezzling EU funds.
Le Pen has appealed the court's decision, but fears that the case may drag on and she will not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election.