As soon as the election results came out, protests broke out in many places in France, and radical demonstrators clashed with the police.
[Global Network Report] On the 24th local time, the results of the export poll released by the French media showed that Macron, the current president and candidate of the Republic’s Kadima Party, won the election with 58.2% of the votes. However, that night, protests took place on the streets of Paris. According to Sputnik news agency & radio, demonstrations broke out in the streets of Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Some radical demonstrators clashed with the police. They threw objects at the police, and the police responded with tear gas.
Video screenshot of protests in many places in France
The live video shows that the gas of tear gas permeates the streets of Paris. According to reports, demonstrators can also be heard shouting slogans against Macron and Le Pen. The police blocked the road in the demonstration area of Paris, and there was a conflict between the demonstrators and the police.
The satellite agency quoted French media as saying that protests also broke out in Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse and other places in France on the evening of the 24th. According to French 3 TV, in the port city of Marseille, hundreds of people held protests against Le Pen and Macron, and the police began to disperse the crowd around 10 pm local time. It is also reported that in Lyon, about 300 people gathered in the streets, including "yellow vest" protesters. In Toulouse, about 400 protesters demonstrated against Macron and Le Pen. That night, Nantes and Montpellier protested.
Video screenshot of protests in many places in France
According to the results of export polls released by many French media on the evening of 24th, the incumbent President Macron was re-elected in the second round of the French presidential election held that day, leading the candidate of the far-right party "National League" Marina Le Pen. Macron became another French president who was re-elected after Chirac.