Protests in Paris as far-right makes gain in European parliament elections

Protests broke out in Paris on Sunday as Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party won a sweeping victory in the European parliament elections, gaining 32% of the vote.

As the results came in, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced he was dissolving the national assembly and called for legislative elections to begin on 30 June. Demonstrators chanted anti-fascist slogans in Paris's Place de la République.

Fouad Khayat, 27, a protester, said: 'People like me – on top of which I'm a Muslim – we'll be the first victims of Emmanuel Macron's risky bet if, tomorrow, we find ourselves with a far-right prime minister in our country'

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[martinist]

It's always "the far-right" whenever they refer to these people. But whenever they refer to their own it's allways just "the left"

[mandykilpatrick]

This is happens when you ignore your own people and their needs and wants.

[pmufc]

So foreign people are protesting French democracy, ridiculous, get the batons out

[js]

When average people say " enough is enough "

[neilwhite]

Democracy scares you dont it. Europe is awakening.

[cornovii]

Calling anyone and everyone who does not agree with you as far right is just showing how far left you are at this point.

[birtlee]

The people of France are waking up to the risks of immigration! Not right wing - just commonsense!

[funkydanieluk]

What are the protesting against? Democracy? The will of the people? The vote not being rigged?
If your side lost, you need to do better, not cry about the result.

[Some]

Being a lefty has become a mental issue

[jaket]

So the Guardian has done it again all French patriotic people are far right they say the same thing in the UK please stop you're rubbish

[HighQWealth]

France needs to go Far right if it is to survive! This election result is just basic survival instinct!

[zoltan-zqxe]

The working class are far right to the left.

[Xander-gueu]

Let's be honest. They are the problem.

[microwavehead]

Everyone and everything is far-right if you look at it from a position of being extremely far-left. 🤷

[baoringnaiding]

Most of the protesters aren't even French origin 😅

[allanarnold]

The term far right is used by the far left to silence well not this time we have had enough of you

[LukeMornings]

I love how anything slightly not full authoritarian is considered "Far-Right"

[yarddogjones]

Ahhh….The Guardian. That fair balanced newspaper with absolutely no left wing kook agenda. 🙄

[j.]

We need far right Govts.Certain groups need to be reminded THEY live with US, not the other way round.

[abhi]

Intolerance of democratic result is definition of extremism