France Parliamentary Election: Protesters Hit Streets in Paris After Far-Right's Surge

[Starmix]

According to the news, dozens of protesters gathered in Paris on Sunday evening after initial results from the first round of a parliamentary election showed Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) in the lead.

The news added that the protesters set off flares as they marched through the city, passing tear gas canisters and flaming trash cans. Exit polls indicated the RN won around 34% of the vote, a major setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who called the snap election after his party's loss to the RN in European Parliament elections earlier this month. Voter turnout in the election reached 67%, the highest in decades

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[Augusta]

In an election I'm always saying let the best man win. Yes it is always good to allow a fair and free election. So that the citizens are heard and seen

 

[Starmix]

The worst scenario of election time is killing the opponents. It's the happening here in the Philippines killing their rivals in the politics.

 

[magnus2022]

Free and fair election is the hallmark of democracy and freedom of expression. In Nigeria, free and fair election is a mirage. In fact, the more you look, the less you see. I wonder when we will start getting it right.

 

[Starmix]

Election time is also called corruption and assassination time. We never like our relatives to run in any position during the election.