The decision clears a French monarchist movement to hold a demonstration in Paris on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - French monarchist movement Action Francaise was cleared to hold a demonstration in Paris on Sunday after the courts reversed a police ban issued on orders from the interior ministry to curtail far-right protests.
Sunday’s gathering will honour Joan of Arc, who led the French to a famous victory over the English in the 15th century. She is revered by many of France’s far-right movements. But as opposition deputies pointed out, police had cleared that rally at a time when pan-bashing protests against President Emmanuel Macron over his unpopular pension reform have been repeatedly blocked.‘Tense context’
In last weekend’s march, around 600 people – some in masks, which French law prohibits in public spaces – march to commemorate the death of a fellow activist, Sebastien Deyzieu, in 1994. People attend a far-right and pro-monarchy party ‘Action Francaise’ meeting called ‘France in Danger’ in Paris, on May 13, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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