Lyon, France - June 16, 2024

A total of 250,000 people went to the streets in France on Saturday, including 75,000 in Paris, to protest against the far-right, according to the police.

The CGT (General Confederation of Labor) counted 640,000 people in 150 gatherings throughout the country, including 250,000 in Paris.

Nine people were arrested on the sidelines of the procession in Paris, and three police officers were slightly injured, according to the police.

The outgoing head of La France Insoumise (LFI) group in the National Assembly Mathilde Panot called on voters to mobilize in the legislative elections, on the sidelines of the Parisian demonstration.

Former French President Francois Hollande said that he would run for the legislative elections as a candidate in Correze.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced last Sunday the dissolution of the National Assembly, following the defeat of his party in the 2024 European Parliament elections. Macron's Renaissance party gained 14.6 percent of the votes in the 2024 European Parliament elections, far behind the far-right National Rally which received 31.37 percent.

According to the latest poll before the legislative elections on June 30 and July 7, the president's Renaissance party would only collect 18 percent of the votes in the first round, far behind the Popular Front, 28.5 percent and the National Rally which would obtain 29.5 percent of votes.

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the demonstration in Lyon, France.