Three officers were hurt in clashes between riot police and masked youths during a May 1 march in Paris on Monday that carried extra significance six days before the presidential election run-off. “Masked individuals threw objects and Molotov cocktails at police” who responded by firing teargas, authorities said. The violence ...
France’s rivals for the presidency, centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen, braced for major shows of opposition to their programs Monday on a fractious May 1 holiday. Both candidates will hold rallies just six days before the decisive second round. France’s powerful unions will also stage ...