France on extra high alert for May Day as protesters march against Le Pen

     France will be on extra high alert on today as workers & protesters use the traditional 1 May marches to stage a show of force vs the far-right presidential candidate Le Pen.

Up to 250 events have been planned across France on a day of symbolic importance in the Front National calendar when it holds its annual gathering to honour the party’s heroine, Joan of Arc. In Paris, union leaders & political militants have urged a massive turnout to march between 3 of the capital’s most symbolic squares. Read more HERE.