Radical leftists rallied in anticipation of a possible victory for Marine Le Pen's National Congress, but despite the predicted victory of the far-left New Popular Front, they rioted anyway.

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In preparation for the second round of voting, the government mobilized 30,000 police, with 5,000 stationed in Paris, expecting possible far-left riots if the populist right repeats its success in the first round of snap elections called by the president French Macron. .

Last week, the far left lost the 1st round of the French election and rioted.

They won this week. They are still revolting.

Guess which side is called extremist.pic.twitter.com/rAHpFS4Lju

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 7, 2024

Antifa-like radicals, known for their black bloc tactics, were caught on camera setting fire to street furniture and bicycles, hurling fireworks and other projectiles at law enforcement on the streets of the French capital. Protesters were also seen waving Palestinian and antifa flags.

I am fascinated by the French extreme left.

If they lose, Paris will burn.

If they win, Paris will burn.

It seems rational.pic.twitter.com/d4qaLmdTzc

— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) July 7, 2024

While the New Popular Front alliance, a mix of socialists, radical environmentalists and staunch communists, won the majority of seats, expected to secure between 187 and 198 seats in the National Assembly, the extreme radicals left still showed their penchant for violence by confronting each other. with police in Paris and other French cities including Rennes, Lyon, Marseille and Nantes on Sunday evening.

BREAKING:

A French Nantes police officer hospitalized after being thrown a Molotov cocktail by far-left activists celebrating his election victory

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— Visegrad 24 (@visegrad24) July 8, 2024

UNREAL 🇫🇷

Far-left extremists have been rioting and attacking police after winning the French election.

This is the true face of the left 👇pic.twitter.com/dyBr9wNu8R

— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) July 7, 2024

Emmanuel Macron issued a prescient proclamation, warning that voting for the populist right or the far-left Socialist-Communist alliance would lead to “civil war” in France. To stop the rise of the National Myth, Macron allied himself with the leftist New Popular Front for the second round of the election.

As the nation prepares for a period of political instability, political wrangling is expected to form a governing coalition, with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announcing his resignation on Sunday evening. In response to the electoral alliance, far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon has demanded Macron's resignation or the appointment of a member of the New Popular Front as the next prime minister.

Marine Le Pen, along with her deputy Jordan Bardella, and the disputed leader of the center-right Les Républicains Éric Ciotti, have denounced Macron's electoral pact with the extreme left, calling it an “alliance of dishonour”.

Contrary to the fear mongering propagated by Macron, the French political establishment and mainstream media regarding the rise of the so-called “extreme right” have been Macron's new left-wing allies, such as Mélenchon , those who have openly condoned political violence and unrest in France.

“The extreme left has been violent for years… and with total impunity. Macron said: 'Me or chaos'. He is chaos! We, on the other hand, embody calm and order. The RN he has never organized a demonstration against the election results, he has never prevented a concentration of opponents and he has never turned the National Assembly into an area to be defended”. – Marine Le Pen