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The presidents of the National Assembly and the Senate called on political parties of all stripes to march against anti-Semitism on Sunday in Paris. Several voices, including La France insoumise and the presidential majority, spoke out to denounce the presence of the National Rally (RN) at this meeting. Wednesday evening on TF1, the president of the National Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, announced that she will be present but that she will not march alongside the RN.
Insoumise France stands apart
Only rebellious France will miss the call to demonstrate against anti-Semitism. Jean-Luc Mélenchon considers this gathering too favorable to Israel. “Friends of unconditional support for the massacre have their meeting,” he posted on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Sunday demonstration of the “republican arc” of the RN at the macronie of Braun-Pivet. And under the pretext of anti-Semitism, brings back Israel-Palestine without demanding a ceasefire. Friends of unconditional support for the massacre have their meeting.
— Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) November 7, 2023
For the rebellious MP, Antoine Léaument, it is another presence that bothers him. “It is not really a march against anti-Semitism, it is a political coup that Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher are trying to make to constitute a form of republican arc which would include the National Rally”, affirms -he.
“Those who should be ashamed of coming are the elected representatives of the National Rally”
It is therefore unthinkable to march alongside the National Rally, even to fight against anti-Semitism. The Insoumis plan to organize their own demonstration, but without their Nupes allies.
For their part, socialists, ecologists and communists will be present at Sunday’s march, as justified by PS deputy Arthur Delaporte. “We will not abandon republican spaces because precisely the challenge is to score a collective point against anti-Semitism and those who should be ashamed of coming are the elected representatives of the National Rally,” he said. -he judges.
The message is clear, do not abandon the field for the benefit of the RN, unlike La France insoumise which prefers to leave its place. Since October 7, 1,159 anti-Semitic acts have been recorded in France, according to the Ministry of the Interior.