They were supporters of the "ni-ni" and let their anger explode.
Several hundred demonstrators, mainly young people related to the anti-fascist and anti-capitalist movements, but also yellow vests, protested Sunday evening against the re-election of Emmanuel Macron in several cities in France.
Incidents broke out in Paris, Rennes and Lyon.
Shortly after the announcement of the victory of the outgoing president over Marine Le Pen, they were several hundred - 250 according to the prefecture - to gather in the center of
Rennes
, despite a large deployment of the police.
They unfurled a banner proclaiming "What we won't get from the ballot box, we will get it from the streets" before leaving in procession to cries of "Macron is making war on us and his police too" or "Down the state, the cops and the fachos”.
Ongoing clashes near rue de Saint-Malo.#Rennes #presidentielles2022 pic.twitter.com/DODMQLEI1q
— Ewen Bazin (@EwenBazin) April 24, 2022
Demonstrators set fire to several garbage cans, forcing firefighters to intervene three times, according to the prefecture which had banned the demonstration.
The security forces fired tear gas near the canal that crosses Rennes.
According to our information, at least 7 people were arrested in the town of Ille-et-Vilaine.
In
Paris
, near the Place de la République, 250 to 300 “antifa” demonstrators demonstrated to cries of “Macron get out”, opposing the police who charged on several occasions.
They chanted "Marine Le Pen, it's disgusting" and "Manu Macron, it's disgusting", or "Macron, get out!"
“, to the Place de la République, surrounded by a large police force.
On the way, bicycles, scooters and garbage cans were overturned and a few projectiles were thrown at law enforcement trucks.
The statue of the Republic has been tagged "The world is burning".
PARIS - Incidents continue at République.
Several hundred demonstrators have gathered since the result and Macron's re-election.
#Presidentielles2022 https://t.co/ptKASqYmAL pic.twitter.com/8MGYZImFNF
— Clement Lanot (@ClementLanot) April 24, 2022
In
Lyon
, violence also broke out in the 1st arrondissement.
Clashes opposed yellow vests and ultra-left demonstrators to the police.
The facade of the town hall of the 4th arrondissement was also targeted by mortar fire.
In the center of
Nantes
, a procession of around 400 to 500 people set off behind a banner marked "Need for revolution" without major incident.
Same observation in
Toulouse
, where around 500 people also took part in a demonstration whose slogan was “Neither Macron nor Le Pen, revolution”.
"Enough, enough of this society, which hunts down undocumented people and fucks Zemmour on TV," they sang.
