Paris and a number of other French cities were scheduled to stage demonstrations on Saturday to protest the far-right National Rally’s ( RN ) surge in the previous Sunday’s European elections.
In preparation for the upcoming elections to the European parliament, 350, 000 people were expected to protest, according to authorities, and 21, 000 soldiers had been mobilized.
At least 150 marches were expected across France in places including Marseille, Toulouse, Lyon and Lille.
In Paris where up to 100, 000 people were expected to change out a protest may set off at 1200 GMT from Place de La Republique, in the south, going through the Bastille circle to Nation.
Following the defeat of his centrist alliance by the RN in previous Sunday’s European Parliament poll, President Emmanuel Macron ordered a tear parliamentary vote to be held on June 30 and July 7.
The RN may get the parliamentary vote and be in a position to run the government, according to a second collection of opinion polls.
A surveys conducted for Le Point magazine on Friday predicted that RN may take the lead with 29.5 percent of the vote in the first round of the legislative election, barely ahead of a partnership of left-wing events called the Popular Front, who received 28.5 percent.
Macron’s moderate station was on 18 per cent.
The left is currently one step ahead of Macron’s party in at least two elections, behind only the RN.
