Overview
- Masked black bloc militants attacked Socialist Party officials during the Paris May Day march, injuring four and forcing Deputy Jérôme Guedj to be exfiltrated by police.
- Police intervened to restore order, making 29 arrests in Paris, as Socialist leaders Boris Vallaud and Olivier Faure filed legal complaints condemning the violence.
- La France insoumise declined to explicitly condemn the attacks, underscoring fractures within the French left-wing coalition.
- Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella held a rally in Narbonne, reaffirming the RN’s 2027 presidential ambitions and projecting party unity amid internal succession debates.
- May Day demonstrations across France drew conflicting attendance figures, with unions reporting 300,000 participants nationwide, compared to 157,000 according to the Ministry of the Interior.