France readies more police to prevent trouble after election

People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far right on July 3, 2024, in Paris. France will deploy 30,000 police across the country late Sunday following parliamentary elections. The campaign has been marked by growing violence.

Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to ensure there is no trouble, a minister said, as three candidates said they had been victims of attacks on the campaign trail.