Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France Saturday to oppose Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party, which is predicted to finish first in the upcoming snap legislative election called by President Emmanuel Macron.
The demonstrators are seeking to call attention to the nationalist party’s policies on human rights, the environment, equal rights and economic matters.
Macron took a massive gamble when he dissolved the legislature on Sunday after his party was trounced by the National Rally in the European Parliament ballot. The move was designed to shore up his support at home, but he opened the door to Le Pen taking control of the French government.