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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies

France to deploy 30,000 police after election runoff amid fears of violence

Bin on fire and police and demonstrators in dark street
Police intervene on 30 June after the first round of the election as demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest against the rise of the far right. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

About 30,000 police will be deployed across France on Sunday night amid fears of violence after the final results of a snap election in which the far right hopes to gain a majority in parliament.

Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, said 5,000 police would be on duty in Paris and its surrounding areas to “ensure that the radical right and radical left do not take advantage of the situation to cause mayhem”.

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