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[IN PICTURES] In Répu, a happy gathering to celebrate the passing of Jean-Marie Le Pen

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Last night, Tuesday, January 7th, several hundred people gathered at Place de la République to celebrate together the disappearance of Jean-Marie Le Pen. A "giant happy hour" organized by the New Anti-Capitalist Party, and we're bringing you the highlights in pictures.

Many gathered to pop the champagne corks and light flares on Tuesday, January 7th at République. Just a few hours after the announcement of Jean-Marie Le Pen's death, gathering proposals flourished on social media to mark this day like no other. And one thing is certain, the call was heard, with hundreds of people showing up, including a huge majority of young people.


A Day of Joy and Good Spirits

« And the youth annoys the National Front, « One, two, three, viva Algeria», « Paris Paris antifa ! », « We got Le Pen, we’ll get Bardella»… Here are some of the slogans that were chanted last night at Place de la République, in the heart of the celebration.

On the occasion of the gathering initiated at the announcement of the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen. Between songs, people, many of whom weren't even born in 2002 when the leader of the FN made it to the second round, are celebrating, hugging, and embracing each other.

And they're not the only ones showing their joy and relief, as some political figures have also expressed themselves in this way on social media, like Philippe Poutou, former candidate of the New Anticapitalist Party, who wrote on X, « This is crazy, wishes really do work! The year 2025 is starting off pretty well with this good news about Le Pen's death ».


An Incomplete Celebration

However, in the square, many are keeping things in perspective, acknowledging without difficulty that, even though Le Pen has passed away, his ideology remains very much alive, and just as threatening as it was 48 hours ago. This death represents a symbol, but not the end of a fight against the far right.

Indeed, these scenes of joy have also sparked reactions from various political figures across the spectrum, like Bruno Retailleau, the Minister of the Interior, who voiced his outrage over the "shameful revelry," reminding everyone that "nothing justifies dancing on a corpse." These remarks were echoed by the socialist Jérôme Guedj.

Mathilde Payot, President of the LFI group in the National Assembly, has notably defended all the people who participated in these various gatherings across France, reminding everyone that we should not atone for sins due to death, and that Jean-Marie Le Pen remains above all a symbol and an enemy of the Republic.