<br /> <p>Several police caught fire when they were hit by Molotov cocktails during a May Day rally in Paris.</p><p>Nationwide rival rallies showed the political divide across the nation, less than a week before the final run-off between French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.</p><br /><p>A rally organised by the hard-left CGT trade union marched to Place de la Nation</a> in Paris, with occasional clashes reported on the fringes between youths and riot police</a>. Police shot tear gas and water cannons as they came under attack by Molotov cocktails.</p><br /><p>Many protesters want Le Pen to lose Sunday’s vote, and demanded that the next president protects workers’ rights. Credit: Clement Lanot via Storyful</p><br />
