On Sunday, thousands of women demonstrated against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in French cities, as polls suggested the party would win the country's forthcoming parliamentary elections.

The marches were organized by some 200 unions and organizations dedicated to women's rights, who claimed that when far-right parties rule a country, their rights are violated. The events took place in several locations, including Paris. According to the organizers, around 10,000 women peacefully protested in Paris.

France became the first country in the world to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constitution in March, but the opposition of certain RN MPs to the legislation caused some members of the public to express reservations about the party's stance on women's rights.

Shirley Wirden, the officer managing women's rights at the French Communist Party, said when she participated in the protest on Sunday in Paris that they could well see how the far-right deputies were quite uncomfortable with the topic during the discussions about making abortion a fundamental constitutional right.

The first round of the French legislative elections is scheduled for June 30. A survey released on Sunday indicates that the National Rally (RN) party and its partners are expected to win with 35.5% of the vote.

In the June 19–20 Ipsos survey, which was done for Le Parisien newspaper and Radio France, the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) alliance received 29.5% of the vote, placing them in second place. With 19.5% of the vote, the centrist alliance led by President Emmanuel Macron was ranked third.

Following the National Rally's victory in this month's European Union elections, which saw it win roughly 32% of the vote and defeat Macron's centrist alliance (15%), Macron announced the early parliamentary election. In comparison with the 2019 EU elections, the RN gained 10 points more female votes, or 30% of the total.