The news of the trans-national meeting of Europeโs far-right parties had the same effect as a match thrown onto straw!
While Christian Estrosi called it a provocation, Patrick Allemand (see his statement below) is calling for resistance.
In any case, who can prevent a party from organizing a gathering? Certainly, we are not naive and understand the purpose, but one should not confuse legitimacy with opportunity.
The president of the National Front decided to celebrate Labor Day in Nice, in the company of her far-right European allies from the โMovement for a Europe of Nations and Freedomโ (MENL).
If causing a disturbance to public order was not considered by the State as a reason to prohibit this meeting, which is a provocation, Nice will have to resist.
There is no question that the far-right will steal May 1st from the people of Nice!
There is also no question of others seizing it, especially those who expelled the CGT from the Labor Exchange, disregarding the history of this union and its exemplary role during the Resistance and liberation of Nice.
โNice au Cลurโ calls on union, political, and associative forces, and more broadly on Republicans to take a large joint initiative to return this May 1, 2018, to the workers of Nice and to defend Marianne and the republican values she embodies.
