French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, who is a candidate in the country’s snap parliamentary election, was attacked while campaigning in Paris as a growing number of candidates and activists are being targeted in the run-up to Sunday’s final round of elections.
Thevenot was putting up election posters with members of her team in the southwest of Paris when a gang of around 10 youths assaulted them for trying to stop them from defacing party posters.
While Thevenot herself was not harmed, her deputy suffered an arm injury, and a campaign team member activist ended up with a broken jaw.
French Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, said police arrested four people including three teenagers.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal condemned the attacks and called on French citizens to “reject the climate of violence and hatred that’s taking hold.”
30,000 police are set to be deployed across France for Sunday’s second round of parliamentary elections to ensure order is maintained.
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