In order to avoid any confrontation, 3,000 police officers and gendarmes were mobilized by the Minister of the Interior. Protesters should not be able to approach the Palais des Congrès in Orléans, where the party meets. Marine Le Pen must officially launch her campaign on Saturday October 24 during the National Rally congress in Orléans, with a speech lasting around forty minutes in front of her activists.
The authorities therefore expect to see 2,000 to 3,000 radical elements arrive in Orléans. There is a major risk that these left-wing activists will find themselves facing the 5,000 RN activists expected today and up to double that, or 10,000, on Sunday.
Strict security instructions were sent to activists and elected officials. A deputy participating in the organization also says that all meals will be taken on the Congress site and that hotel reservations were made under assumed names.
All eyes are focused on the city of Orléans for this political meeting.
A massive device was planned by the Minister of the Interior to avoid any confrontation, with 3,000 police and gendarmes mobilized.
All eyes are on the city of Orléans, Saturday October 24, where the National Rally congress is being held.