On Saturday, May 6, a procession of ultra-right activists marched through the streets of Paris for an annual rally in tribute to a nationalist activist who died 29 years ago. Although controversial, this gathering had not been banned beforehand by the police prefecture, which justified itself by saying that no overflow had been deplored during the previous marches.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said she was shocked by Saturday's images, while Marine Le Pen condemned "inadmissible provocations" Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced that he had asked the prefects to ban all ultra- right demonstrations in the future.