LFI Mayor Calls for ‘Popular Insurrection’ if RN Wins 2027

Overview

• Bally Bagayoko, who spoke Thursday on Oumma’s YouTube channel, said he had the “intimate conviction” the population could rise up if the far-right Rassemblement National won in 2027, citing the Bastille and the Yellow Vests as examples.
• He acknowledged the remarks could break the law, recalling a climate where similar calls during the Yellow Vests period were flagged to prosecutors.
• RN vice president Sébastien Chenu called the comments a negation of democracy and warned they normalize political violence before acts follow.
• Manuel Bompard, the national coordinator of LFI, said Sunday he hopes for large popular mobilizations if the RN wins, while stressing they should be nonviolent.
• Recent polling that puts the RN near 35% in first-round support forms the backdrop for Bagayoko’s push for left unity behind Jean‑Luc Mélenchon.