Protesters against the results of the presidential elections were detained in France

In Paris, the police detained more than 140 participants in the demonstration of those who disagree with the results of the presidential election in France. This was reported by the newspaper Le Parisien. According to the publication, about 300 people gathered in the city center, nine participants in the protest were detained. Protests also took place in Nantes, Grenoble and Strasbourg.

The demonstrations began the night before after the announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential election. The protests grew into clashes with the police, law enforcement officers used tear gas.

According to the results of the past elections, the leader of the centrist movement "Forward!" Will lead France in the next five years. 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron. He became the eighth president of the Fifth Republic and the youngest leader in the history of France.

In the elections of May 7, 66 percent of voters voted for Macron. The rival of Macron, the head of the right -wing "National Front" Marine Le Pen supported 34 percent of the French. Le Pen advocated the exit from the European Union and the tightening of migration laws, Macron - for integration with the EU. The founder of the National Front, Jean-Mari Le Pen, believes that one of the main mistakes that brought his daughter to defeat was the intention of Marin Le Pen to abandon the euro and return to the use of the national currency.

Le Pen recognized her defeat and stated that her party will be "the first force of the opposition." Le Pen also reported that the “National Front” is waiting for “deep transformations”.