Socialist party appeals for calm as
anti-Sarkozy protests continue
PARIS, May 8 (Xinhua) -- A total of 365 vehicles were
burnt in metropolitan France in the night of Monday to Tuesday, marking the
second consecutive day of violence since the presidential run-off on Sunday,
according to official figures issued by police on Tuesday.
The head office of the national police (DGPN) shows
in its figures issued late Tuesday that 160 arrests, mostly among extreme left
supporters, were made and a policeman injured. The figures are lower compared to
those recorded in the night of Sunday to Monday when 730 vehicles were torched
and 595 people arrested. Full story
Over 700 vehicles burnt on night of
French Presidential run-off: police
PARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 730 vehicles were
burnt on the night of Sunday to Monday following the French presidential
run-off, according to the latest announcement made by the head office of
national police (DGPN) on Monday.
According to DGPN, 592 persons had been questioned
for the involvement in the incidents.
Besides, 78 police officers and gendarmes were
injured over the night. Full story
Sarkozy wins French presidential
race
PARIS, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy has
won the French presidential race by winning 53.7 percent of the vote in Sunday's
run-off with Socialist Segolene Royal, preliminary results show.
He will succeed 74-year-old Jacques Chirac, who has
ruled for 12 years. Full
story
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