Police during the Yellow Vests action in ParisPARIS, Apr 16 Over 9,000 people took part in a demonstration against the far right and fascism in Paris, BFM TV broadcasts with reference to the police. On Saturday, several demonstrations are taking place in Paris. The march against extreme right-wing politicians and fascism, organized by the Yellow Vests, started on Saturday afternoon from the Place de la Nation and ended at the Place de la Republique. The demonstrators not only oppose the possible election of the leader of the far-right Rally National party, Marine Le Pen, they also chant «Neither Macron nor Le Pen» and call for a boycott of the second round of the French presidential election.
Russia to elect French presidentAccording to law enforcement, 9,200 people took part in this protest action. The demonstration was peaceful until radical Black bloc youth joined it. They began to provoke the police, throwing bottles and other objects at law enforcement officers. In response, the police repeatedly used tear gas. At the same time, on Saturday, a demonstration was held in the eighth arrondissement of Paris against French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. It was organized at the call of the leader of the movement «Patriots» Florian Filippo. The slogan of the action: «Macron — never again!». The first round of the presidential elections in France was held on April 10. According to the final data of the French Ministry of the Interior, the current president of the country Emmanuel Macron won 27.84% of the vote, the leader of the far-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen — 23.15%. The second round will take place on April 24.
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