In the second round of the early French general elections, the left-wing alliance came first. The far-right alliance, which came first in the first round, fell to third place. President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance came second. Anti-far-right protesters took to the square to celebrate the left-wing alliance coming first in the early elections. The police intervened with tear gas against the protesters. The world is now talking about the incredible images on the streets of Paris…
THE NEEDLE TURNED REVERSED IN THE 2ND ROUND
According to exit polls, the New People’s Front Alliance, formed by left-wing and environmentalist parties, and Macron’s “Together for the Republic” alliance’s cooperation against the far-right in the second round yielded positive results.
In the election, the New People’s Front alliance came first, while President Macron’s “Together for the Republic” alliance came second. The far-right alliance, which came first in the first round, fell to third place in this round.
No party or alliance participating in the election achieved the 289 seats required to receive an absolute majority in the Parliament.
SECURITY MEASURES INCREASED IN THE 2ND ROUND
Demonstrations against the far-right were held in various cities of the country, including Paris, last night. 30,000 security forces were deployed throughout France for the second round. According to reports in the French press, police forces were deployed in front of the National Assembly, and security measures were increased in case of a demonstration. 8 police vans were deployed in front of the National Assembly.
POLICE INTERVENTION WITH PEPPER SPRAY AGAINST FAR-RIGHT OBSTACLES IN PARIS
According to the preliminary results of the country’s early general elections, the New Popular Front has become the alliance that won the most seats in the National Assembly. Protesters gathered in the Republic Square in Paris against the far-right and celebrated the left-wing alliance’s victory at the polls.
Carrying French and Palestinian flags and banners reading “The Far-Right Will Not Pass from Paris to Gaza”, “No Place for Fascists in Our Neighbourhoods” and “Revolution”, the demonstrators chanted slogans against the far-right National Rally (RN) and fascism.
At first, the demonstration had a festive atmosphere, but later in the day, tensions between the police and the protesters increased.
Some protesters set fire to items such as bicycles and threw fireworks and other objects at the police.
The police ran after the demonstrators and intervened with pepper spray to disperse them.
Fire crews arrived at the scene and extinguished the burning bicycles in the middle of the street.
