Marine Le Pen claims ‘existence of France is at stake’ at first far-right rally after election ban | EUROtoday

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen claimed the “existence of France is at stake” at a rally in Paris, following her ban from operating within the 2027 election.

She informed the gang she would peacefully battle her five-year ban and draw inspiration from American civil rights chief Martin Luther King Jr., as 1000’s of individuals gathered in Paris to help her.

A Paris court docket convicted Le Pen and several other National Rally (RN) occasion members of embezzling EU funds final week and imposed a sentence that can forestall her from standing in France’s 2027 presidential election except she will be able to get the ruling overturned inside 18 months.

Supporters of the far-right National Rally occasion in France waved French flags and chanted “we will win” on the protest.

Le Pen, 56, stated: “I have no idea giving up. I have no idea give up.”

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“We are dedicated to the battle.”

She also spoke to the crowd about patriotism and painted herself and her supporters as the “real and loyal” France.

“We should battle the individuals who wish to thwart us at each step,” she stated.

Prior to her speech in the present day, Le Pen made a video look for an anti-immigration Italian occasion at a gathering in Florence, the place she additionally evoked the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.

Continuing the stunning comparability, she went on: “Our fight will be a peaceful fight, a democratic fight.

“We will observe Martin Luther King [Jr]who defended civil rights, for example.”

The chief of France’s National Rally occasion, which was arrange because the National Front by her father Jean-Marie Le Pen in 1972, is without doubt one of the most distinguished figures of the European far proper.

Although her ban from public workplace begins instantly, her jail sentence and positive will solely be confirmed as soon as Le Pen has exhausted her appeals towards the ruling.

She has appealed the court docket’s resolution and vowed to make use of all of the authorized means accessible to run within the election.

The court docket has stated it’s going to situation a ruling on the enchantment in the summertime of 2026.