French police tear gas activists protesting far-Right election win

French police launch tear gas as officers clash with activists during protest against far-Right French police across the country have launched tear gas at furious activists protesting the far-Right’s massive gains in the European Union elections over the weekend. Marine Le Pen’s hardline National Rally party won a sweeping victory on Sunday night, taking home 32% of the vote during the election, the first time the continent has voted since 2019. Macron’s Renaissance party, meanwhile, took home a paltry 14.6% of the vote. In response, the French president dissolved France’s parliament, the national assembly, and called a snap election. Violent protests broke out across the country overnight, and carried on throughout the day. One video, taken in Strasbourg, showed police tossing tear gas canisters with their bare hands down a wide boulevard. Another, taken in the centre of Bordeaux, showed riot-gear equipped officers marching down a narrow street wh