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In Hénin-Beaumont, Marine Le Pen links 1918 to the current political moment

In this fairly short speech, the National Rally candidate insists on the duty of remembrance.

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Key facts

  • On November 11, 2026, Marine Le Pen addresses Hénin-Beaumont, in the Pas-de-Calais, on the occasion of the Armistice commemorations. In the town hall…
  • In this fairly short speech, the National Rally candidate stresses the duty of remembrance. She targets those who, contrary to what the government is…
  • The address remains brief: about ten minutes, in the function room, before about a hundred residents who came to hear her. Marine Le Pen explicitly…

On November 11, 2026, Marine Le Pen addresses Hénin-Beaumont, in the Pas-de-Calais, on the occasion of the Armistice commemorations. In the town hall function room, run by the National Rally, the candidate speaks for about ten minutes before about a hundred residents.

In this fairly short speech, the National Rally candidate stresses the duty of remembrance. She targets those who, contrary to what the government is asking, are not organizing commemorations in schools this Wednesday, November 11.

The address remains brief: about ten minutes, in the function room, before about a hundred residents who came to hear her. Marine Le Pen explicitly links the transmission of memory, social cohesion, and a sense of national belonging.

She ends this day of commemorations by laying wreaths at the Hénin-Beaumont war memorial.

Dig deeper

Who is Marine Le Pen?

A major figure of the National Rally, which she long chaired, and a several-time presidential candidate; she is speaking here as the party's candidate.

What is the National Rally?

A French nationalist right-wing party, successor to the National Front, which runs the town hall of Hénin-Beaumont.

Where is Hénin-Beaumont located?

A municipality in the mining basin, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France), where the speech and the laying of wreaths are taking place.

What does November 11 commemorate?

The armistice of November 11, 1918, which ended the fighting of the First World War, a day of ceremonies in front of war memorials and in schools.

What is at stake in this speech?

Le Pen links the duty of remembrance, social cohesion and national belonging, and targets establishments that do not organize a commemoration on that day.

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