Paris: Thousands of people walked on the streets of France, including in Paris, to protest against racism and the growing influence of right-wing politics, with some demonstrations that were tense when police collided with protesters.

Some protesters criticized the US administration of Donald Trump. In Paris, clashes broke between police officers and some protesters.

The rallys took place in the middle of a right shift in French politics, with the government promising to tighten immigration policies and border control.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, nearly 91,000 people participated in protests across France, with 21,500 participating in the rally in Paris.

Two people were arrested and three people – including a rebel police officer – were wounded in Paris clashes, the ministry said. Elsewhere in France, three more arrests were made.

Many protesters highlighted the growing strength of reactionary political forces, not only in France, but also in the United States.

In Paris, thousands of the streets filled and held posters with messages such as: “Fascism is the gangrene from Washington to Paris.”

Evelyne Dourille, a 74-year-old pensioner, expressed her concern: “At the far right is rising throughout Europe. It is scary because we see in France that there are right-right ideas that are becoming more and more common, even among ministers in this government.”

‘Alarming rise’ in racism

An American demonstrator expressed the need for similar demonstrations in the United States.

“America slides against fascism,” the 55-year-old woman said.

Aurelie Trouve, a legislator from hard-left France, Ubowed (LFI) party, warned of the growing popularity of Marine Le Pen’s right-right party.

“Ideas on the right are polluting even the government,” she said.

In Marseille, 3,300 people joined the protests, while 2,600 called in Lille, according to police reports.

Some protesters led posters that read “against the State Islamophobia” and “Tesla are the new swastika.”

Ines Frehaut, a student who participated in his first protest, expressed alarms on comments from France’s Hardline Interior Minister.

“When you see what Bruno Retailleeau has said about Islam, Algeria and wear on the veil, it’s serious!” she said.

The protests took place a day after the international day of elimination of racial discrimination.

“The situation is serious,” Human Rights League said, warning of a “alarming increase” in racist events.

Dominique Sopo, leader of SOS Racism, condemned the “global reactionary offensive against foreigners and their children, against Muslims”, as well as the increase in racist and anti -Semitic acts.

Prior to the protests, the LFI Party triggered controversy by publishing a photo of Cyril Hanouna one of France’s most influential right-wing media characters-as part of a campaign that encouraged people to participate in anti-Racism.

Hanouna, born in a Jewish family immigrated from Tunisia, was shown in an image that critics said repeated anti -Semitic tropes from the Third Reich.

The main LFI figures who later admitted to publishing the picture were a “mistake” and withdrew it.