“A march for the Republic and against anti-Semitism. » This is the call launched by Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, and Gérard Larcher, president of the Senate, Tuesday November 7 in a column published by Le Figaro.
The two elected officials are calling for “Sunday [November 12] afternoon for a major civic march between the Palais-Bourbon and the Palais du Luxembourg uniting all those who recognize themselves in the values of our Republic and are determined to defend them.”
Deploring that “anti-Semitic acts are dangerously increasing in our country”, Ms. Braun-Pivet and Mr. Larcher want “a march for the France of human rights and for the united nation. A citizens’ march to denounce the bearers of hatred. A march for the release of the hostages, including eight of our compatriots.”
LFI considers it “incongruous to participate in an event of this nature” with the RN
Also, the two presidents of the parliamentary chambers believe that “deputies and senators have a particular responsibility (…). They cannot remain silent, they cannot remain passive. They must resist.” For the National Rally, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella have announced that they will attend this march on Sunday.
As for La France insoumise (LFI), criticized for its positions since the start of the war between Hamas and Israel, the party reserves its response on its participation in the march. “Of course, when it comes to combating racism, anti-Semitism (…) I am always on the side of those who fight against this discrimination,” declared Manuel Bompard, coordinator of LFI, before adding on Franceinfo that it would be “incongruous to participate in a demonstration of this nature in the presence of the National Rally”.
The leader of France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, criticized this “demonstration of the “republican arc” of the RN to the macronie of Braun-Pivet”, which he sees as the “rendez-vous” of “ friends of unconditional support for the massacre”.
Environmentalist MP Sandrine Rousseau considers, on X, that “calling to march with [the RN], against anti-Semitism is a problem”.
On the Republican side, Eric Ciotti, the president of the party, announced his “[presence] at this march, all Republicans must shout out their desire to oppose with the greatest energy this resurgence, this rise of totally unbearable anti-Semitism.” Yesterday Monday, the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, invited “to take a common initiative expressing [the] total refusal of anti-Semitism”, in a letter addressed to all political parties, with the exception of the National Rally .