The LFI concert for the Fête de la Musique has been authorized by the courts.

The Paris Administrative Court suspended on Friday, June 19, the prefectural order that banned the La France Insoumise concert scheduled for Place de la République as part of the Fête de la Musique (Music Festival). The judge ruled that the risks of public disorder cited by the police prefect were not sufficiently justified to prevent the musical event from taking place. This decision comes just hours before the start of the festivities planned in the capital.

A prefectural decision deemed insufficiently justified

The police prefect had issued a ban, citing a risk of public disorder linked to the organization of the concert by the radical left-wing party. The prefect's decision immediately sparked protests from La France Insoumise (LFI), which urgently appealed to the administrative court to overturn the measure, deeming it disproportionate. The political movement saw it as an infringement on the freedom to demonstrate and organize public events.

The administrative court ruled in favor of the organizers, finding that the reasons given by the prefecture were insufficient to justify such a ban. This court authorization now allows La France Insoumise to hold its concert at Place de la République as originally planned. The event can take place as part of the national celebrations of the Fête de la Musique, which traditionally draw thousands of Parisians across the capital.