The right and the far right have strongly denounced the violence that took place this Monday in several French cities on the sidelines of the May Day rallies.
The right and the far right firmly denounced the violence on the sidelines of the May Day processions on Monday in France, Marine Le Pen denouncing “assassination attempts” against the police and Eric Ciotti calling for the dissolution of the small groups of leftmost.
“We are no longer facing violence, but facing assassination attempts against the police. As for the arsonists of residential buildings, they must be brought before the Court of Assizes”, affirmed the leader of the deputies National Rally (RN) Marine Le Pen on Twitter.
At least 108 police and gendarmes injured
“Transforming our police forces into human torches and bringing down the Republic, this is what the black blocs present in large numbers this afternoon in Paris wanted”, estimated for his part Eric Ciotti, the president of the party Les Républicains also on the social network. “All violent far-left groups must be dissolved. We do not negotiate with murderers, ever,” he added.
At least 108 police and gendarmes were injured on Monday in France, including “twenty” in Paris, during the May 1 demonstrations, said Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, adding that 291 people had been arrested in the country. , including 90 in the capital.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne for her part denounced “unacceptable” scenes of violence and reaffirmed her support for the police.
“How long, how many victims will we still have to count to put an end to this spectacle of decivilization?” Asked Bruno Retailleau, the head of the LR senators.
