Paris police use tear gas, rubber bullets against anti-election rally protesters

Police in the French capital have used tear gas and rubber bullets against participants of an anti-election rally a day after the presidential runoff vote resulting in Emmanuel Macron's victory, Sputnik reports.

A Sputnik correspondent was hit by a police officer while covering protests. The reporter said that law enforcers took away her helmet and mask for protection and nearly broke her phone from which a live broadcast has been conducted from the scene. Many journalists present at the event were also attacked by law enforcement officers.

A rally is currently underway in Paris against the newly-elected president and his rival in the presidential race right-wing Marine Le Pen. According to organizers of the protest, none of the candidates meet the requirements of a fair social policy.

Security measures have been boosted around the perimeter of the rally. Journalists and participants have been carefully searched at the site.