Left-wing demonstrators took to the streets of Paris on April 27, railing against the second-round election candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, whom they decried as offering a choice between fascism and capitalism.
Smoke bombs and projectiles were thrown at police, according to reports, with police responding with tear gas.
Hundreds of mostly young protesters gathered at Place de la Republique, reports said. Footage here shows tear gas being fired on the Boulevard Beaumarchais, a short distance south.
