Le Figaro Nice
It is a well-oiled mechanism that we know by heart by now. Éric Zemmour, Stanislas Rigault, Marion Maréchal... All it takes is a name and a surname for the anti-fascist machine to be activated. This time, it is the announced trip of the niece of Marine Le Pen to Nice, Friday. The vice-president of Reconquest! is expected at 18pm between the gates of Durandy Square, rented to the municipality, as part of the "Festival of the Nice Right". An event organized by the local representative of Eric Zemmour's party, Philippe Vardon, but with which Les Républicains did not wish to associate.
An obviously political event, but which is also friendly and family-friendly, with drinks and food trucks, stands of all kinds, games for children and even a ball on the theme of the 80s. "We expect 500 people at least," says the municipal elected official. And Philippe Vardon to specify: "Several times of speeches are planned. First with a speech by Jean Moucheboeuf, then by myself, and finally by Marion Maréchal. Among other things, we will address the issue of the migratory surge in the region."
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No violent action announced
In response, ultra-left collectives intend to carry out their counter-offensive with a rally a stone's throw away, Place Garibaldi, also at 18pm. In a joint statement of the CGT 06, the League of Human Rights, Solidaires 06 or the association "All Citizens!", the signatories sharply denounce the initiative of the first opponent of Christian Estrosi. According to them, it would be "an attempt to normalize and trivialize the far right in our public space." With this parallel demonstration, they wish to affirm their "determination not to let these retrograde and fascist ideas take over our society." Ideas that, they still claim, "clearly inspire the entire right today.
»However, no violent action or disruption of the event has been announced. "The hottest of them are as hot as my 4-year-old daughter. We are not in Nantes or Toulouse, "says Philippe Vardon, specifying that security agents will be present to ensure the smooth running of the evening.
