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The numerous political figures present at the head of the procession sing the Marseillaise
The many political figures present at the head of the procession sing the Marseillaise – (FRANCEINFO)
The presidents of both houses of Parliament, Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher, as well as Elisabeth Borne, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande were on the front line of the demonstration in Paris on Sunday.
A Marseillaise “for the Republic, against anti-Semitism”. The head of the Parisian procession set off on Sunday, November 12, from the Esplanade des Invalides to march against anti-Semitism, before making a first stop and singing the national anthem written by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
The singing of the Marseillaise was followed by loud applause. Among the political figures who opened this nearly two-hour march in the streets of the capital were the two heads of Parliament and initiators of the rally, Yaël Braun-Pivet and Gérard Larcher, as well as Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the former presidents Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande, and the president of Crif, Yonathan Arfi. They were gathered behind a large white banner bearing the slogan of this demonstration. The Marseillaise was sung again during the march, before the final dispersal of the procession, which took place a little before 6 p.m.
The Esplanade des Invalides, the starting point of the march, was black with a compact crowd and many of the demonstrators carried small tricolor flags. According to the Paris police headquarters, 105,000 people demonstrated in the streets of the capital. In total, more than 182,000 people marched in France, according to the Interior Ministry. “Many citizens mobilized,” for her part greeted the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, during a tight microphone.