This Saturday, France was the scene of massive demonstrations organized by unions and political parties left in protest against him advance of the extreme right. Police have reportedly estimated 250,000 The number of protesters throughout the country, with 75,000confocused on Paris.
The participants have traveled the route between the Plaza de la República and the Plaza de la Nación, with minor altercations as explained by a spokesperson for the Police Prefecture. Despite the occasional drizzle, the atmosphere has been in general relaxed and at times festive, with chants and banners of the unions and parties of the Popular Front, as well as Palestinian flags.
In other cities, the mobilization has also been significant. In MarseillesFor example, the Police have reported that 12,000 people They have participated in the march.
The General Confederation of Labor (CGT) has indicated that 250,000 protesters have been present in Paris alone and 640,000 throughout France.
This day of protest has been a direct response to the electoral advance of the legislative elections decided by the president Emmanuel Macron after the severe defeat of his party in the European elections, where Renacimiento had only obtained 14.6% of the votes compared to 31.4% for the National Group (RN) of Marine Le Pen.
Parliamentary election
With views of the Parliamentary election of June 30 and July 7, the polls have predicted a new victory for the R.N.which could get more than 30% of the votes in the second round, placing the newly formed Popular Front in second place.
This bloc of left-wing parties, which includes La Francia Insumisa (LFI), the Socialist Party (PS), the Ecologists and the Communist Party (PCF), have united in an effort to counter the rise of the far right. The leaders of these formations, such as Olivier Faure of the PS, had emphasized the importance of keep the unit to confront the RN. Faure has highlighted that only the Popular Front could confront the National Groupgiven that the polls have predicted a “collapse” of the Macronist bloc.
However, the coalition has faced its own internal tensions. It has been known that LFI had excluded from investiture five of its outgoing deputies that had been implicated by their clashes with the party leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
At the same time, this formation has decided to reinstate deputy Adrien Quatennens, who in 2022 had been sentenced to four months in prison exempt from compliance for domestic violence. This decision had generated discomfort not only within LFI, but also between other members of the left coalition.
The coup d’état of the day has been the announcement of the former socialist president François Hollandewho governed France between 2012 and 2017, that he is running for election as a candidate for deputy for the department of Corrèze.
This day of mobilization has been seen as a significant effort by leftist parties to show a drive image on the street, at a time when polls have predicted a possible victory of the extreme right in the early legislative elections.
Union leaders, such as the CGT’s Sophie Binet, have stressed the importance of this unity to avoid what they had described as a catastrophe organized by Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. The strong dynamic of unity observed since Monday has generated hope among the protesters, who have come out en masse to express their rejection of the extreme right and their support for the Popular Front.
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