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TEHRAN, May 6 - Tens of thousands marched through central Paris on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron's sweeping reforms, a year after he took office.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – Some 2,000 security forces including riot police were deployed just in case a generally good-natured rally went the same way as May Day protests hijacked by anarchists
Marchers gathered from midday in warm early summer sunshine in the central Opera square for a protest dubbed a "Party for Macron", a tongue-in-cheek "celebration" of the 40-year-old centrist and former Rothschild banker's first anniversary in power.
Paris police put the number of marchers at 40,000 but organisers said it was 160,000.
One policeman was slightly injured by a projectile following the incident but there were none of the scenes of violence seen days earlier at a May Day rally and the atmosphere was festive ahead of a concert planned in the evening.
Eight people were arrested throughout the day, police siad.
Smaller rallies took place in the southern cities of Toulouse and Bordeaux while the Paris one kicked off with a mass picnic which drew numerous families.
Source: AFP
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