Nails 640 thousand peopleAccording to the organizing organizations, this Saturday, according to the police, 250 thousand people took to the streets. in 150 cities in France For protest against far right to which surveys belong at the doors of power.

Demonstrations took place in Paris and other major French cities, called by the main trade unions.

Two marches took place in the capital, leaving the Place de la République and gathering at the Place de la Nation, French television reported. BFMTV.

The call was expected to attract between 50,000 and 100,000 people, according to police estimates cited by the network, so it was a success for organizations that joined, such as the General Confederation of Workers (CGT), student unions. , SOS Racism or the League of Human Rights.

“An unprecedented result” was achieved by the far-right “National Group”

They condemned the “unprecedented result” of the far-right National Group, the most popular force in the European elections on June 9, so they fear the far right will “gain power” in the next elections.

For this reason, they ask citizens to “recognize this historical moment in which we find ourselves: this moment when our country, for the first time since World War II – transition to the side of the extreme right.”

Outside the capital, one of the largest marches took place in Marseille, where police estimated 12,000 people gathered.

Palestine was also present

At the parades the atmosphere was quite relaxed, at times festive, with singing.

There were banners of trade unions, parties of the new Popular Front, but you could often see them too. Palestinian flags.

The mobilizations are a consequence of the electoral advance in the legislative elections, decided by French President Emmanuel Macron after the serious defeat suffered by his Renacimiento party in the European elections, in which he had to settle for 14.6% of the vote. against 31.4% of the votes of the National Rally Party (RN) Marine Le Pen.

Polls portend triumph for far right

Ahead of legislative elections on June 30 and July 7, polls conducted since then predict a new victory for the PH, which will receive more than 30% of the vote in the second round. In second place will be the new Popular Front, consisting of left-wing parties.

The march in Paris was attended by key leaders of these formations, such as the first secretary of the Socialist Party (PS) Olivier Faure, who emphasized the importance of the unity achieved in less than a week around a “positive project to change lives.” , like in 1936 with the Popular Front.”

Such calls for unity hit the new coalition’s first rift when it was revealed that Insoumisa de France (LFI) had expelled from the investiture five of its outgoing deputies who had been involved in clashes with the party’s leader, left-wing radical Jean-Luc Mélenchon.