Protesters Take to Paris' Streets After French Presidential Election Runoff

© AP Photo / Jean-Francois BadiasProtestors hold a yellow vest reading: we decide our own lives, before a campaign rally of Current French President and centrist presidential candidate for reelection Emmanuel Macron, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 .
Protestors hold a yellow vest reading: we decide our own lives, before a campaign rally of Current French President and centrist presidential candidate for reelection Emmanuel Macron, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, April 12, 2022 .  - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.04.2022
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On 24 April, France's voters went to the polls to cast their ballot in the second round of the presidential election.
Sputnik comes live from Paris, where protesters have gathered for a rally after the presidential election runoff which took place earlier in the day.
Protesters have been active across France in recent weeks, with participants gathering for regular weekly rallies to protest "Neither Macron nor Le Pen" during the presidential elections and to express their dissatisfaction with the government's policies.
Polling stations were open throughout the day to let citizens choose between the incumbent president Emmanuel Macron and his major rival Marine Le Pen of the right-wing National Rally party. In the first round of the election on 10 April, Macron got 27.8 percent of the vote, and Le Pen managed 23.1 percent.
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