About forty associations and unions of culture, including the the French Association of French Orchestras and La Réunion des Opéras de France organize a rally on May 2 at the Cité de la Musique in Paris against the far-right Front National. In a statement titled ‘Culture against the Front National’ the organizations call for « participating in the May 7 ballot, voting to block the FN », and « its anti-democratic ideas.