Riots erupted across Paris, France, following French President Emmanuel Macron‘s defeat against Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s first round of parliamentary elections.
Le Pen’s party, the National Rally Alliance, received 34% of the vote, up 18.7% from 2022, meaning it could win an outright majority next week.
Meanwhile, Macron’s Ensemble Coalition finished third in the vote count with 20% (down from 25.8% in 2022).
Macron’s party came away with 28.1%. While the result was a “strong showing,” Politico noted it wasn’t strong enough to follow it up with a majority win next week’s election.
Following the results, left-wing protesters, including a mixture of socialists, communists, and pro-Palestinians, descended upon Paris‘ Place de la République in defiance of Le Pen’s victory.
Other protests were reported in other French cities, including Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes, and Lille.
OSINTdefender posted via X, sharing several videos of the protests:
“Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by Marine Le Pen make Major Gains in the French Parliament.”
“Notice how out all of the Flags being waved by these Demonstrators, none are the French Flag.”
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Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by… pic.twitter.com/UTPvzCZi8R
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 30, 2024
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Des tensions éclatent à Paris.
— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 30, 2024
Des manifestants tirent des feux d'artifice en direction de la police. Plusieurs départs de feu.#ElectionsLegislatives2024 #legislatives2024 pic.twitter.com/3AwpjVxRQS
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Les manifestants partent en manifestation spontanée dans les rues de Paris.#ElectionsLegislatives2024 #legislatives2024 pic.twitter.com/sJ3Xr6UuKG
— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 30, 2024
“Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France,” another posted.
“Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French Parliament. Despite the intensity of the protests, it’s noteworthy that none of the demonstrators are seen waving the French flag.”
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❗️🔥🇫🇷 – Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France.
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) June 30, 2024
Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen's right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French… pic.twitter.com/T8pgsYSLw3
“Here’s footage from Paris tonight,” Open Source Intel posted.
“Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.”
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Here’s footage from Paris tonight.
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 30, 2024
Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.
Footage via @LucAuffret https://t.co/QSGBkXxWvO pic.twitter.com/IZrF8gmocJ
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