French police use tear gas against protesters in Paris

French police used tear gas to disperse riots that erupted during the New Popular Front rally in downtown Paris, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

The rally started after the announcement of the second round of snap parliamentary elections, which the New Popular Front leads.

The radicals started throwing stones and bottles at the police, and then set several bicycles and electric bikes on fire. In response, the police used tear gas.

According to the updated information, the New Popular Front will get between 182 and 193 parliamentary seats. The presidential Ensemble bloc keeps the second place; together with its allies, it can expect to get between 157 and 163 mandates. The third place is taken by the right National Rally party, which secured between 136 and 144 seats.

About 30,000 police and gendarmerie officers have been mobilized to ensure order during the election period across France, including 5,000 officers in Paris alone.

News.Az