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Thousands of protesters show up for Macron's first year anniversary
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/thousands-protest-against-emmanuel-macron-under-heavy-security-in-paris<snip>
Police were out in force in central Paris on Saturday as thousands of people protested against Emmanuel Macron’s sweeping reforms a year after he assumed the presidency.
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About 2,000 members of the security forces, including riot police, were deployed as marchers gathered in warm spring sunshine in Opera square for a protest labelled a “party for Macron”, a tongue-in-cheek “celebration” of the 40-year-old centrist’s first anniversary in power.
The event began with a mass picnic, and smaller rallies took place in the southern cities of Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Organisers urged participants to attend in a party mood, but security was tight after cars and a McDonald’s restaurant were torched during the traditional May Day demonstrations in the capital.
