An anti-RN demonstration was organized in Paris this Wednesday, before the second round of the legislative elections. From Lyon to Marseille via Rennes, other mobilizations against the extreme right are expected to emerge before the date of July 7.
Faced with the prospect of a National Rally (RN) government at the end of the historic second round of the legislative elections this Sunday, July 7, rallies are breaking out almost every day in all four corners of France, from Lille to Toulouse via Rennes, Nantes, Lyon… A very large mobilization took place in the capital on Wednesday, July 3 with a Place de la République was packed with people, with many personalities speaking in front of an angry or very worried crowd facing the extreme right on the threshold of power.
In Avignon, in the middle of the festival, hundreds of people also marched this Wednesday. “The show does not share the values of the extreme right,” declared the general secretary of the CGT Spectacle Ghislain Gauthier. Three days before the first round of the legislative elections, other “wild” mobilizations took place in Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux and Lille. Here is what we know for the moment about the next gatherings before this historic second round of the legislative elections.
Will there be an upcoming anti-RN demonstration in Paris?
This Wednesday, July 3, 2024, between 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. at Place de la République, the inhabitants of Paris mobilized against the National Rally with a rally entitled “for a democratic front against the extreme right” at the call of many personalities such as actress Judith Godrèche, comedian Anne Roumanoff, environmental activist Cyril Dion and economist Julia Cagé, associations such as SOS Racisme, media such as L’Humanité or Médiapart and unions CGT, Solidaires, UNSA and CFDT. Speeches and concerts were planned for the evening. “The worst is facing us. The National Rally is on the threshold of power,” we could read in a press release.
Is there a new demonstration against the RN in Rennes?
A demonstration was planned for Tuesday July 2 on the Esplanade de Gaulle against “the reactionary, racist and anti-Semitic ideas” of the National Rally, at the call of the inter-union (CFDT, CGT, FO, FSU, Solidaires, Confédération paysanne, Unsa). A next date should be announced soon.
A spontaneous anti-RN demonstration in Nantes
Shocked by the results of the far-right leading the first round of the legislative elections, several hundred demonstrators gathered in the streets of Nantes on Sunday evening. The demonstrators, including the singer Zaho de Sagazan, chanted slogans such as “Siamo tutti antifascitti” in the streets.
An anti-RN demonstration broke out in Lille, supervised by the CRS
A demonstration against the far right broke out in Lille on Sunday 30 June after the RN came out on top in the legislative elections. Dozens of people chanted “Justice fucks the National Front” as they marched down Rue Faidherbe, surrounded by CRS officers. The demonstration took place without any disturbances.
Wild mobilization against the RN in Lyon
In order to protest against the RN’s score, demonstrators created barricades and fired mortars at the police who responded with tear gas grenades, according to La Voix du Nord.
When is the next anti-RN demonstration in Marseille?
In the Phocaean city, a wild demonstration against the extreme right broke out Sunday evening in the Saint-Charles train station district. About a hundred people moved towards the Old Port. No new announcements have yet been made.
When is the next anti-RN demonstration in Bordeaux?
Around 300 people gathered at Place de la Victoire on Sunday, June 30 in Bordeaux. The procession that moved through the city center was then dispersed by tear gas around 11 p.m. The union organizations could announce a future date before the second round of the legislative elections this Sunday, July 7.
When is the next anti-RN demonstration in Toulouse?
No new date for the moment. The last mobilization against the extreme right was held this Thursday, June 27, 2024 from the Chamber of Commerce at noon.
What date and time is the next anti-RN demonstration in Strasbourg?
No demonstration is currently planned for this week. The meeting could be announced by the inter-union before the second round of the legislative elections and will be relayed on this page.