Several hundred people converged on the Parisian square this Sunday evening, June 30, in shock at the results placing the far right in the lead in the first round of the legislative elections.
Place de la République, Unef is already setting the mood. “And the youth piss off the National Rally”, resumes the crowd at the foot of the statue. Several hundred people are already gathered at the beginning of this Sunday evening on the Parisian square, while the results of the first round of the early legislative elections place the RN in the lead. A demonstration is planned from 10 p.m., that of the people of the left against the extreme right.
A part-time performer at the show, Maud holds up her placard. “Ére Haine,” it reads. “I thought it worked well. Yes, it’s true, we see it tonight, France is a racist country.” Thierry has stepped back and looks at the square, desolate. The platform is already set up for the speeches of the leaders of the left. Thierry, for his part, can barely contain his emotion. “I didn’t believe I would see this, says this 59-year-old school teacher, on the verge of tears. I understand that people feel abandoned and vote RN. But what haven’t we done for them?”
“We will fight”
Lucie, too, is devastated. “As soon as I heard the results, I came here so I wouldn’t be alone, says this 33-year-old lawyer, who specializes in immigration law. I’m arguing with everyone right now. To mobilize those I can. It’s the justice system and the press who will suffer first if the RN is in power.”
At twenty years old, Jules has his life ahead of him. Photographer, he exhibited for the first time in Arles. And getting ready to take his train. “Maybe I’m naive. But if our fundamental freedoms are threatened, we will fight, he said. France is a civic country, a humanist country.” This evening of June 30, his hope warms (a little) the heart.
