‘We want to stop being afraid’: thousands join anti-RN demonstration in Orléans
- Thousands of people marched peacefully through Orléans on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally as the party held its congress a few kilometres away, with demonstrators calling for solidarity and voicing their concerns about 2027.
- Issued on: 24/10/2026 - 18:36Modified: 24/10/2026 - 18:36 3 min Reading time Saturday's march drew 13,000 people, according to the prefecture, while organisers put the turnout at 26,000.
- Families, trade unionists and left-wing politicians joined the procession, which dispersed without incident in the early afternoon.
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- Thousands of people marched peacefully through Orléans on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally as the party held its congress a few kilometres away, with demonstrators calling for solidarity and voicing their concerns about 2027.
- Issued on: 24/10/2026 - 18:36Modified: 24/10/2026 - 18:36 3 min Reading time Saturday's march drew 13,000 people, according to the prefecture, while organisers put the turnout at 26,000.
- Families, trade unionists and left-wing politicians joined the procession, which dispersed without incident in the early afternoon.
Sources: RFI