in Rouen, the mayor takes the floor for a “xenophobic” evening in a bar

The PS mayor of Rouen, Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, announced Friday evening June 21 that he had contacted the public prosecutor’s office to report an evening of “xenophobic”against the backdrop of the electoral campaign for the legislative elections.

Titled ” Foreigners out “ (Foreigners out), the evening is scheduled for June 28 and must be held in “the right-wing identity bar” Le Mora, according to the letter sent to the prosecutor by the mayor and made public by the latter on X (formerly Twitter).

“A “Foreigners Outside” evening has no place in Rouen, nor anywhere in Europe”denounces Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, who specifies that he also contacted the prefecture.

The organization of this evening can “become subject to a criminal qualification”he points out, estimating that “These comments are in violation of article 1 of Law No. 90-615 of July 13, 1990 aimed at repressing any racist, anti-Semitic or xenophobic act”.

“An evening of young patriots”

On Instagram, the Le Mora bar published a poster advertising the evening, with a pineapple and a tropical cocktail in the foreground, a sunset on a beach in the background.

Famous Nazi slogan, ” Foreigners out “ is available in pink and blue tones, the letters taking the form of neon lights. “Membership card required”specifies the bar, which adds that “the Hawaiian shirt (will be) required”.

Contacted by AFP, the bar managers believe that if “the slogan (is) deliberately provocative”he especially became “a symbol for an increasingly large part of European youth who reject mass immigration”. The mayor “immigrationist (…) persists in wanting to ban an evening of young patriots”they say, saying they are keeping the evening on the planned date.

During the European elections of June 9, the National Rally list carried by its leader Jordan Bardella collected 16.18% of the votes in Rouen.