French election results spark heightened emotions: “The clashes were very violent”

This is what the Place de la République looked like on Sunday evening. YOAN VALAT, EPA/AOP

Thousands of people gathered in the streets to celebrate or express their views after the preliminary results of the French parliamentary election were announced, French newspapers reported. Le Figaro.

For example, according to police sources, about 5,000 people marched through the streets of Marseille. Protesters set off fireworks and smoke bombs.

In Rennes, police said they arrested 25 people during a demonstration when protesters failed to comply with police orders.

Also in the western French city of Nantes, a police officer suffered second-degree burns on his arm after a fuel bottle was thrown at him.

‘Violent clashes’

In addition, Le Figaro reported that very violent clashes took place in the Place de la République in Paris, where, according to French journalists, hundreds of left-wing supporters celebrated the election results.

However, some protesters clashed with the police. The newspaper wrote that masked people desperately tried to provoke the police. In addition, objects on the street were set on fire, and fireworks, etc. were fired at the police.

Editor of Le Figaro Paul Souge Video of the Paris protests was shared on messaging service X. If you don’t see the embed below, you can watch it from here.