France: More than 160 detainees and police charges in Paris by May 1

Thousands of people have marched through Paris in a festive atmosphere until they reached the height of Montparnasse. At the restaurant La Rotonde, where Emmanuel Macron celebrated his victory in the 2017 presidential elections, clashes have broken out. A group of protesters who, according to the French newspaper 'Le Figaro', belong to the Black Bloc of French anti-capitalists have thrown objects to the Police, who have responded with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The General Secretary of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, has denounced the infiltration of these black hooded men in the Labor Day demonstrations. The riots have been of such magnitude that the union leader, who has been hit by a tear gas canister, has had to cancel his appearance and leave the place. The French authorities had already warned that some 2,000 members of the Black Blocks, Both the French and the rest of Europe, could break into the traditional union marches on May 1. The Paris Prefecture has reported that at around 1 p.m. there were a total of 165 detainees and more than 9,000 preventive controls had been carried out. The far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who has used the day to pay tribute to Joan of Arc, has accused the Government of "doing everything possible so that the extreme left protesters continue to deteriorate" the security situation. days after Macron announced a tax cut of 5,000 million euros as part of the "national plan" he promised to respond to the social discontent that they have highlighted the 'yellow vests'.