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Sego Promise Kept: Rioting Spreads Across France
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Riot police in Paris fired tear gas into crowds which gathered after Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential election victory.

The disturbances happened at the Place de la Bastille, a popular hub for demonstrations and strikes. Thousands of police have been deployed in the capital and its suburbs. Railway stations are also under high surveillance in case gangs of youths travel to disrupt victory festivities.

The trouble followed news that Sarkozy - a right-wing Conservative - is thought to have beaten socialist Segolene Royal by six points to replace Jacques Chirac. Sarkozy - who in his victory speech vowed to represent all of France - said: "The French people have chosen change. They have decided to break with the ideas and habits of the past. I will rehabilitate work, authority, morality, respect, merit. I will restore honour to the nation and national identity - I will bring French pride back to the French people."

No Pasaran is reporting more violence across France

In Lille, just before 22h00, around 200 anarchists French youths with black flags grouped around the Grand Place and chanted "Fascist Sarko, the people will have your hide". After pelting riot police, the demonstrators were dispersed. One demonstrator was injured. Firemen in the south of Lille have answered 20 alarms for torched vehicles. Around 100 demonstrators grouped around the Place Kléber in Strasbourg slightly after 21h00 and chanted "Sarkozy fasciste".
Posted by: Groluns Ulomort5343 2007-05-06
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