The rally of the “safeguard of democracy” of the PEN after the guilt verdict is below expectations – Politico

On Sunday, during an aggressive speech at the crowd, Le Pen once again said that the verdict was politically motivated and that his fight was for “truth and justice”. Le Pen qualified the anti-fraud unit of the European Union, Olaf, a “totalitarian organization” and pinned the surveys on its party on the former social democratic president of Parliament, Martin Schulz.

“The only objective of the system is to stay in place, regardless of the cost,” said Le Pen.

Benefiting from the support of other far -right politicians in Europe, Le Pen said that “in all European countries, national leaders are prosecuted”, highlighting its Italian ally Matteo Salvini. She also said that “uncomfortable candidates are prevented from running”, a reference to the Romanian Ultranranctionist Călin Georgescu.

According to the organizers of the Sunday rally, some 5,000 to 8,000 people had to attend the event, titled Sobre “Save democracy”, with a fleet of 20 buses and nine mini-bus to bring more supporters. During his speech, the president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella said that 10,000 people were present.

However, the Vauban place, located directly opposite the golden dome of the Invalides – a monument dedicated to French military history and to the final rest of the Emperor Napoleon I – was little filled, and the real frequentation figure was probably much lower.

These public rallies are rare for the French outside outside the electoral cycles. The national vice-president of the rally, Sébastien Chenu, said on Saturday that the Paris event was “not a protest against the judges”.