US Edition250,000 people protest in France against far right
- 250,000 people protested across France against the rise of the far right after success in European polls led President Macron to call legislative elections, as reported by police.
- In Paris, an estimated 75,000 people joined unions, associations, and a new left-wing coalition's call for parliamentary elections, according to police.
- Antiracism groups will protest with French unions and a new left-wing coalition against the nationalist far right ahead of snap parliamentary elections, amidst tense campaigning.
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Mass protests take place across France against far-right National Rally ahead of snap elections
Thousands marched in French cities on Saturday after the far-right National Rally (RN) secured over 30 percent of the vote in last week’s European elections, which prompted President Emmanuel Macron to call for snap parliamentary elections. Labor unions, student groups, and rights organizations organized the rallies, which aimed to counter the RN’s perceived anti-immigration agenda. In Paris, police reported that the protests reached 75,000 part…
Following the election victory of the National Rassemblement and the calling of new elections, the CGT union identified more than 600,000 demonstrators across the country at 182 events against the shift to the right.
On Saturday, according to organizers, around 640,000 French people protested nationwide against the National Rally. Surveys see the right-wing party ahead of the elections.
France elections: Thousands march across country in protest against far-right ahead of snap polls
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday (Jun 15) to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) party ahead of the upcoming snap parliamentary elections. The protests were joined by labour unions as well as student groups and rights groups to oppose the anti-immigration, eurosceptic party.
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