Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris. Some of them had flags of Palestine and South Africa, as well as “against fascism” and “extreme right” posters.
In Paris on the night of Monday, July 1, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the results of the exit polls of the parliamentary elections, according to which the far-right party won. National Association led by Marine Le Pen. A spontaneous protest took place in the Place de la République, FRANCE 24 reports.
Some of the protesters climbed the monument in the center of the square, from where they waved the flags of Palestine and South Africa, as well as anti-fascism and anti-far-right posters. Many people left inscriptions on the monument with spray paint.
FRANCE 24 journalists reported from the scene that most of the demonstrators were young.
As reported, the far-right party National Association Marine Le Pen leads in the first round of parliamentary elections in France. According to exit polls, he has about 34% of the vote.
Ultra-left Popular Front in second place with 29.1% of the votes. But the political strength of President Emmanuel Macron Renaissance came in third place with 21.5% of the votes.
Let’s remember that Macron unexpectedly announced early parliamentary elections after his party’s defeat in the European Parliament elections in early June. The French elected 577 representatives to the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
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