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Paris violence against Socialist MPs mars huge May Day rallies in France
- On May 1, 2025, hundreds of thousands rallied across France for International Workers' Day, including about 100,000 in Paris where some Socialist MPs faced harassment.
- The harassment took place amid tensions as protesters dressed in black roughly shoved Socialist Party politicians, who are frequently criticized and viewed as traitors by the far-left factions.
- Socialist deputy Jerome Guedj was reportedly attacked with punches and flares and required assistance to leave the event; authorities arrested a total of 72 individuals nationwide, with 52 taken into custody in Paris.
- Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the incidents "absolutely lamentable," while union leaders condemned the violence and stressed marches' intent against far right and for social justice.
- The rallies highlighted political divisions, with far-left protesters chanting "Everyone hates the PS" as France's far-right party gains in polls ahead of the 2027 election.
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On Thursday, during the 1st May demonstration in Paris, socialist activists and elected officials were violently sided. Several of them were physically assaulted and insults, some of which were anti-Semitic in nature, according to several members of the party. Attacks condemned by the left-wing allies of the PS, while the government also denounced the violence. - Aggressions, anti-Semitism... What we know about the violence against socialists du…
This year, the Paris demonstration of May 1st exposed the deep divisions of the left: socialist elected parties, sometimes because of their Jewish origin, a fractured procession, without a common message. In parallel, the RN, in three-piece costume, capitalizes on the decomposition of the Republican camp, far from the chaos of the room.
Paris violence against Socialist MPs mars huge May Day rallies in France
More than 300,000 people joined May Day rallies across France on Wednesday, unions said, with protests mostly peaceful – apart from in Paris where masked demonstrators targeted Socialist MPs and dozens were arrested. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the attacks “absolutely disgraceful and unacceptable”.
MP Jerome Guedj and three other members of the Socialist Party were attacked on Thursday 1 May, on the margins of the Labour Party.
The Socialist Party (PS) of France denounced on Thursday physical attacks against its militants and during the May 1 demonstration in Paris (capital), where at least 29 people were arrested. READ ALSO: France: Macron announces Iron Plan against immigrants The PS condemned attacks perpetrated by groups identified as "black pads" (black blocks) against their stand in the Parisian parade for the International Day of Workers. According to MEP Chloé …
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