Against the far right, demonstrations under tension carried out this weekend in Paris, Lyon, Toulouse…
All united against the extreme right. Associations such as SOS Racisme and the League of Human Rights (LDH) and trade unions have called for demonstrations throughout France, this Saturday, April 16, for ” reject Marine Le Pen “. During this weekend between two rounds, a dozen demonstrations are supposed to be held in Paris, Lyon or Toulouse with a watchword: ” preparing for the third social round across the street “.
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” It is a question of preventing the advent of a social project that destroys the rule of law, the social and united democratic Republic that we defend every day. It is a question of denouncing its misleading program which would hit hard the weakest, the most deprived, women, LGBTI or foreign people “, explain the organizers in a press release published on the LDH website. The signatories of the press release have various profiles, to try to bring together as many people as possible: union of lawyers in France, student unions such as Unef and Fage, Confédération paysanne, associations for the right to housing, environmental NGOs and of course anti-racist movements. Several relevant anti-fascist groups also join the movement and relay the mobilization messages.
No particular police device
In a thread title : “ Beat fascism, tear down what makes it possible, build another world », the group Antifasciste Paris Banlieue calls on Twitter to « take to the streets massively on Saturday to recall their opposition to racists of all persuasions: old school frontist » to those of « macronist palaces “. ” Block. Do better. Win. See you Saturday, 2 p.m. Place de la Nation ”, invite the account to the 22,000 subscribers. The antifa site Rebellyon is also calling for a gathering of “ our entire political camp ” to pay ” the defense of our social rights, our freedom, equality and solidarity “. In Toulouse, the riposte is preparing on Sunday April 17, relying in particular on the student movements which are multiplying this week to reject the two qualified candidates in the second round.
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The demonstration in Paris being declared in advance by the unions, the device of order should be classic, even if we expect the ” Rally of anti-fascist extremists “, According to a police source. She recalls that if this Saturday between two rounds is necessarily mobilizing, some families will also leave for the Easter weekend and that other demonstrations will take place in France, including the gatherings of yellow vests.
On the evening of the first round of the presidential election, Sunday April 10, incidents broke out in the center of Rennes and Lyon, where several hundred people had gathered, causing damage. About 500 people, mostly young people, marched through the streets of downtown Rennes chanting anti-capitalist and anti-fascist slogans. Street furniture had been destroyed and windows of bank branches damaged. In Lyon, a hundred people, according to the prefecture, also had their dissatisfaction after the announcement of the results, in the district of Croix-Rousse. They had made use of fireworks mortars before being dispersed at the end of the evening by the police.