The 2025 French far-right protests are ongoing political demonstrations organized by the National Rally and sympathetic organizations protesting the conviction of Marine Le Pen in the National Front assistants affair ruling her ineligible for running for office until 2030. Large protests and gatherings occurred beginning on 6 April in central Paris, with dates for further protests across France being planned. The protests were met with large counter-protests from centrist and leftist groups. Background On March 31, 2025, National Rally leader and far-right electoral candidate Marine Le Pen and eight other MEPs were convicted of embezzling an estimated €2.9 million in public funds. As a result, Marine Le Pen received a sentence of four years in prison, two of which were to be served under electronic tagging. She was also fined €100,000 and given five years of ineligibility with provisional execution. Most...

The 2025 French far-right protests are ongoing political demonstrations organized by National Rally and sympathetic organizations protesting the conviction of Marine Le Pen in the National Front assistants affair ruling her ineligible for running for office until 2030. Large protests and gatherings occurred beginning on 6 April in central Paris, with dates for further protests across France being planned. The protests were met with large counter-protests from centrist and leftist groups. Background On March 31, 2025, National Rally leader and far-right electoral candidate Marine Le Pen and eight other MEPs were convicted of embezzling an estimated €2.9 million in public funds. As a result, Marine Le Pen received a sentence of four years in prison, two of which were to be served under electronic tagging. She was also fined €100,000 and given five years of ineligibility with provisional execution. Most significantly...