SHOTLIST: PARIS, FRANCE (APR, 6, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING BANNERS, FLAGS, CHANTING SLOGANS, MARCHING AT PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE 2. PROTESTERS CARRYING FLAGS OF POLITICAL PARTIES, PALESTINIAN FLAG (2 SHOTS) 3. EELV LEADER MARINE TONDELIER GIVING SPEECH (French) 4. LFI COORDINATOR MANUEL BOMPARD GIVING SPEECH (French)PARIS, FRANCE - APR, 6, 2025: An anti-far-right demonstration was held at the Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday, April 6, at the call of the far-left La France Insoumise (LFI), the Ecologists (EELV), and youth organizations. The demonstrators chanted "Le Pen, return the money", "Embezzlement of public funds means less money for public services. It's normal to condemn Le Pen", and "The scandal is Le Pen, not the sentence". The protesters chanted "We are all anti-fascists" and demanded that the far-right return public funds after Le Pen was found guilty of threatening the rule of law. EELV leader Marine Tondelier and LFI coordinator Manuel Bompard took part in the demonstration. French presidential hopeful Le Pen on Monday, March 31, was barred from seeking political office for five years after being convicted in a corruption case. A Paris court sentenced the French far-right leader, 56, who was the front-runner in the 2027 presidential election, to four years in prison -- half of it suspended, while two years could be served under surveillance wearing an ankle bracelet. She was also fined €100,000 (around $108,000). Le Pen’s National Rally party was also ordered to pay a fine of €2 million. Her lawyer, Rodolphe Bosselut, said they would appeal. "This is totally, absolutely incredible. There is a form of criminalization of the right to defense, which I personally find extremely scandalous,” he added. Le Pen and other party members were found guilty of diverting more than 4 million euros ($4.33 million) of European Parliament funds. They were accused of using EU funds to the benefit of their party.​​ Writing by Aleyna Cil