France’s incumbent president Emmanuel Macron, is about to emerge the winner in the presidential election runoff. According to the BFM television broadcaster, he may get 57.6% of the votes. His rival, National Rally’s candidate Marine Le Pen is reported to have gained 42.4%.
Protesters took to the streets in multiple French cities, including Paris, that followed the the second round of the presidential elections in France. A few hours earlier, supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron held a rally in Paris on the Champ de Mars.
The law enforcement opened fire on a vehicle after the passengers “refused to comply”. Two people were killed in Paris amid election protests on Sunday evening after police fired at a vehicle, following a ‘refusal to comply’, AFP news agency has reported. A vehicle reportedly tried to clash onto the police officers at Pont Neuf and one of them fired his weapon.
The driver and his front passenger died, a person who was sitting in the back was injured.
The driver reportedly stopped at the request of the patrol, but then, during the check, he suddenly pressed the gas and drove towards the police. According to the media, one of the law enforcement officers was forced to shoot several times with a rifle in self-defense.
PARIS – La police ouvre le feu sur une voiture suite à un refus d’obtempérer sur le Pont Neuf.
— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) April 24, 2022
2 morts selon le bilan indiqué par l’AFP. pic.twitter.com/wEkw6T1T9K
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France’s presidential candidate from the National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, has described the early returns from the presidential election runoff as a success.
“Toward the end of the runoff we raked about 43% of the votes. This result was our brilliant victory,” Le Pen told voters at a rally, telecast on several TV channels. “For us, just as for millions of Europeans, this result indicates strong discontent with the current system. They cannot ignore this.”
Le Pen voiced the fear that “the next five years will not become a period when the regrettable methods of the previous years will be canceled, and that Macron will do nothing” to overcome the split in society. Le Pen made it quite clear that she had no intention of quitting politics.
“In order to prevent the seizure of power by select few I will be working harder than ever before to the benefit of France and the French,” she promised.
“We are beginning a major election battle, and in this battle I will be fighting side by side with Jordan Badella and all those who have dared challenge Emmanuel Macron,” Le Pen said.