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France's government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election

By DIANE JEANTET - Jul 04, 2024, 02:42 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 04, 2024, 02:42 PM EDT
France Election
French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot leaves the weekly cabinet meeting, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called the snap election on June 9 after a stinging defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. The unpopular president gambled that the far right would not repeat that success when France's own fate was in the balance. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail in the final stretch before a high-stakes French legislative election

PARIS (AP) — In the final stretch before France's high-stakes parliamentary elections Sunday, several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail, including government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot.

The French interior minister said Thursday that 30,000 police officers will be deployed on voting day, including 5,000 in the Paris region. Tensions are high as left-wing and moderate groups try to prevent the anti-immigration, nationalist National Rally from winning an absolute legislative majority, which would be a first and a major historical shift for France.

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Candidates have complained of both hate speech and physical violence in the brief and polarizing campaign for the snap elections.

Thevenot, a candidate for the centrist Ensemble alliance led by President Emmanuel Macron, said she and a deputy and a party activist were putting up election posters in Meudon near Paris on Wednesday night when a group attacked them. Thevenot’s deputy and the party activist were taken to a hospital.

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