Death of Jean-Marie Le Pen: blacklist, checks, reception capacity… what security arrangements at the tribute ceremony this Thursday ?

This January 16, 2025, the public tribute ceremony for Jean-Marie Le Pen will take place in Paris. A significant security presence has been planned to maintain calm and decency during the oration.

This Thursday, the religious ceremony in tribute to Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died on January 7, will take place in Paris. A significant security presence has been planned by the family, and the authorities are following this sensitive event closely.

Capacity of 480 people

This final ceremony of homage to one of the founders of the National Front will be held at the Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce church at 11 a.m. It can accommodate 480 people, seated. It also has a large interior courtyard and two giant screens should be installed, pose RTL.

The building is under the control of the Diocese of the Armed Forces. And besides, it is a military chaplain who will officiate, the family wishing to recall the military past of the one who fought in Algeria – before being accused of acts of torture.

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Open ceremony

While a significant security presence is planned, there will be no question of privatizing this tribute. No pre-registration is required. On the other hand: “Entrances will be closely controlled by the security service, which will place everyone in the church.”

According to RTL, an email was sent to the National Rally activists, which should swell the ranks. The party tells our colleagues that it anticipates the presence of several thousand people.

And beware of troublemakers: “They are not going to come and demonstrate at a funeral. And if they do, I suppose the State will make sure to keep them away”, warned the mayor of Perpignan Louis Aliot, quoted by AFP.

“It is a safe bet that many RN deputies, whether they sit in the National Assembly or the European Parliament, will come in large numbers”, predicted an RN executive on France Info.

Not all welcome…

“By opening the ceremony to the public, we expose ourselves to the arrival of a whole bunch of individuals that the RN no longer wanted to see at its meetings”, fears an elected official interviewed on France Info. It is true that among the worshipers of the Menhir hide Dieudonné – one of whose daughters was godfather to Jean-Marie Le Pen – or even Alain Soral… convicted personalities who would stand out.

This Wednesday, reports Le Parisien, the courts nevertheless authorized Dieudonné to attend the ceremony despite his electronic bracelet regime. The person concerned confirmed his presence in a message posted on X, adding: “Thank you, Madam Judge.”

A first, private ceremony was held in Brittany a few days ago. Dozens of members of the police force ensured that the privacy of the Menhir's relatives was respected.