In a divided France, voters on the left hope to unite against the far right

Women hold a placard that reads: 'My France to me is not the same as (the France) of those who vote for RN', at a demonstration organised by feminist organisations against the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]

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Paris, France – Across France, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets after President Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections in the wake of his party’s defeat at the hands of the far right in the recent European Parliament vote.