Strasbourg. File photoPARIS, Apr 25 Protesters took to the streets of Strasbourg after the results of the French presidential election were announced, local publication Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (DNA) reported. that incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is gaining 57.24% in the second round of the presidential election, his rival, the leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, is 42.76%.
"A heavy atmosphere reigned on Sunday evening at Place Kleber, where about 150 people, mostly young people, gradually joined the rally launched on social networks & # 34;, the publication says.
trade unions and «yellow vests», opposed both Le Pen and Macron. Ahead of the column of protesters were people with a banner: «We deserve more.» The President of France is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage. It is held in two rounds, the first was held on April 10, 12 candidates took part in it. Macron and Le Pen advanced to the second round. According to the French Ministry of the Interior, in the first round, the incumbent president scored 27.84%, the leader of the «National Rally» — 23.15%. Massive protests in Marseille