Paris is burning: Rioting leftists besiege French capital after populist National Rally party victory

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Paris is burning: Rioting leftists besiege French capital after populist National Rally party victory
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Rioting leftists besiege French capital after populist National Rally party victory

The streets of Paris became a war zone overnight Sunday as tens of thousands of left-wing rioters took to the streets in fiery opposition to the historic election victory by the country’s right-wing National Rally .

Plumes of tear gas smoke wafted throughout the crowds as they battled it out in the streets with riot-gear clad police officers, the wild melee punctuated by the sounds of coughing and shattering glass. But the ascent of right-of-center party in a free and fair election proved too much for many Paris youths to bear, who directed their anger toward vandalizing their own city’s landmarks and businesses.

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