France’s far right calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years.
Le Pen’s bid to become France’s next president in 2027 were dealt a dramatic blow on Monday, when judges said she had been at the heart of an operation which saw the embezzlement of €2.9m ($3.4m; £2.5m) of EU funds between 2004 and 2016.
She can appeal, but the ban has immediate effect and the appeals process may take some time, leaving her with only a slim hope of running for the presidency.
Bardella, the president of the National Rally (RN) party, said the French had to be “outraged” by the sentence.
“We’ll take to the streets this weekend,” Bardella added during a press conference on Tuesday, with a call for “democratic, peaceful, calm mobilisations”. The first event is planned for Place Vauban close to the Eiffel Tower on Sunday.

Source: BBC