<p>Left-wing demonstrators took to the streets of Paris on April 27, railing against the second-round election candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, whom they decried as offering a choice between fascism and capitalism.</p><p>Smoke bombs and projectiles were thrown at police, according to reports, with police responding with tear gas.</p><p>Hundreds of mostly young protesters gathered at Place de la Republique, reports said. Footage here shows tear gas being fired on the Boulevard Beaumarchais, a short distance south.</p><br />
