On Sunday, following the results of the first round of elections in France, far-left protestors took to the streets of Paris to protest, with many self-described anti-fascists complaining that the people had exercised their democratic rights to vote for a party they deemed "far-right." While the demonstrations began peacefully, as the night progressed and more extreme factions showed up, violence erupted.

Results showed that Marine Le Pen's right-wing populist National Rally and its allies had emerged as the winners, at just over 33 percent of the vote. Current president Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble coalition dropped down to third place at 20 percent, behind the left-wing New Popular Front coalition led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, which garnered nearly 28 percent.