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Protests and tension as far-right French candidates hold rival rallies

Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour, far-right candidates in France's presidential election, set for April 2022. © Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Bertrand Guay

Police intervened to break up anti-racism protests ahead of the rally held by far-right wing presidential candidate Eric Zemmour in the northern city of Lille on Saturday, while his rival Marine Le Pen held a meeting for supporters in Reims the same day.

Around 1,100 people including some 200 far-left partisans showed up for a protest rally against Eric Zemmour, who held a meeting for around 8,000 of his supporters at the Grand Palais in Lille.

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