Those who spoke took turns at the podium relaying their traditional talking points on everything from gender identity to clamping down on mass migration as the crowd chowed down on Peruvian fusion empanadas and the Maghrebi sausage variety, Merguez.
Everyone brought the love for Le Pen, who is facing a possible ban on running for president in 2027 after being found guilty of embezzlement in March. The verdict was handed down just months after the death of her father and political mentor, Jean-Marie.
“Each passing day brings you closer to Marine Le Pen being president,” Abascal, an MEP for Spain’s Vox party, told the crowd in French. “They won’t be able to stop her.”
The strongest words of support for Le Pen came from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who made the 1,200-kilometer trip to France to back his ally. Orbán lauded his “long-time friend,” as a “courageous fighter” who “doesn’t betray” and “doesn’t let you down.”
“France must be a very rich country if it can afford not to have Marine Le Pen as president,” he said.
In turn, Le Pen praised Orbán’s Hungary as “a model of historical resistance to oppression,” and “a leading nation in Europe,” endorsing its refusal to implement EU asylum laws.
