FRANCE: LEFTISTS RIOT BECAUSE THE SIDE THEY SUPPORT LOST THE ELECTION? [+] serious ballot by xxxxxxxx ACTIVE Mon May 07, 07 - Tue May 06, 08 "RIOT police fired tear gas into an angry crowd gathered at the Place de la Bastille in Paris following conservative Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential election victory yesterday, one of a handful of incidents reported around France. Two police unions said firebombs targeted schools and recreation centers in several towns in the Essonne region just south of Paris. Police dispersed a group of angry leftists in Lyon, in southeast France. Similar incidents were reported in Grenoble, at the foot of the Alps, and Rennes and Nantes in the west, BFM TV said. Small bands of youths described by BFM TV as "militant anarchists" hurled bottles, stones and other objects at police. Some lowered their trousers to bare their backsides at riot officers with shields. Police fired a few volleys of tear gas in an effort to disperse them. One person, not immediately identified, was seen lying on the ground with a bloodied face. The Paris square is a major starting point for strikes and hub for popular demonstrations of all sorts. In Lyon, in southeast France, police fired flashballs at a crowd of some 150 angry about Sarkozy's victory against Socialist Segolene Royal and detained three people, police said. The group was apparently trying to upset a victory party by Sarkozy supporters. Two officers were slightly injured, police said. Security was tightened on election day with police visibly present around the French capital and maintaining a discreet presence in the suburbs where housing projects are located. Sarkozy is widely unpopular among youths from the projects who demonstrated their preference for Royal in the first-round vote earlier in the moth. No major incidents were reported in the projects. However, the General Police Syndicate said schools and recreation centers were targeted in Ris-Orangis, near Orly airport, Corbeil-Essonnes and Evry. The union said that in Evry, a school and a social center were targeted by firebombs, and a police unit was fired upon. No injuries were reported. Northeast of Paris, two cars were seen burning in the Bosquets project near Clichy-Sous-Bois, where three weeks of rioting by angry youths in 2005 was triggered. However, dozens of riot police, waiting discretely on side streets outside the project in the event of trouble, did not intervene." (Source: Shanghai Daily News) - Is it contrary to the principles and spirit of democracy for these people to riot and make violence because the side they support lost the election? Yes, those leftists are being arrogant and do not respect the spirit of democracy No, not at all. Resorting to violence when majority rule doesn't go in your favour is acceptable. SORRY, THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED. Ballot #114666 : Voting Finished : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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