Protests rocked Paris and several other cities across France after French President Emmanuel Macron’s party suffered massive losses in Sunday’s first round of parliamentary elections. Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party, the National Rally Alliance, was the big winner.

National Rally, according to Politico, came out of the first round with 34% of the vote — up from 18.7% in 2022 — which means that it is possible for them to win an outright majority next week.

Macron’s Ensemble Coalition, largely viewed as centrist, finished third in the vote count with 20% (down from 25.8% in 2022). The far left party came away with 28.1%, which Politico reported as a “strong showing” but not likely strong enough to follow it up with a majority win next week.

In the wake of the elections, left-wing protesters — reportedly an amalgam of French socialists, communists, and pro-Palestinians — descended upon Paris’ Place de la République by the thousands. Other demonstrations were reported in Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes and Lille.

“Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by Marine Le Pen make Major Gains in the French Parliament,” OSINTdefender posted via X, sharing several videos of the protests. “Notice how out all of the Flags being waved by these Demonstrators, none are the French Flag.”

Mass Demonstrations and Riots by Far-Left Groups alongside Islamists are ongoing tonight in the French Capital of Paris as well as several other Cities around the Country, in Response to today’s Election Results which saw the Right-Wing Populist Party, National Rally led by… pic.twitter.com/UTPvzCZi8R

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 30, 2024

Des tensions éclatent à Paris.

Des manifestants tirent des feux d’artifice en direction de la police. Plusieurs départs de feu.#ElectionsLegislatives2024 #legislatives2024 pic.twitter.com/3AwpjVxRQS

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 30, 2024

Les manifestants partent en manifestation spontanée dans les rues de Paris.#ElectionsLegislatives2024 #legislatives2024 pic.twitter.com/sJ3Xr6UuKG

— Luc Auffret (@LucAuffret) June 30, 2024

“Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France. Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French Parliament. Despite the intensity of the protests, it’s noteworthy that none of the demonstrators are seen waving the French flag,” another posted.

❗️🔥🇫🇷 – Tonight, mass demonstrations and riots are occurring in Paris and other cities across France.

Far-left groups and Islamists are protesting the recent election results, where Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party, National Rally, made significant gains in the French… pic.twitter.com/T8pgsYSLw3

— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) June 30, 2024

“Here’s footage from Paris tonight,” Open Source Intel posted. “Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.”

Here’s footage from Paris tonight.

Thousands of left-wing activists, along with ANTIFA, communists are protesting the French election results after left-wing parties suffered crushing defeats.

Footage via @LucAuffret https://t.co/QSGBkXxWvO pic.twitter.com/IZrF8gmocJ

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) June 30, 2024

Members of President Joe Biden‘s family urged him to stay in the 2024 race this weekend at Camp David after his shaky debate performance last Thursday rattled Democrats, according to a new report on Sunday.

Sources told The New York Times that Biden’s relatives argued Biden is still capable of serving another four years in the White House despite acknowledging how dismally he did in his face-off against former President Donald Trump.

One person familiar with the discussion said Hunter Biden, the president’s son who was recently convicted of gun crimes and faces another trial on tax charges, was one of the most fervent opponents to his father dropping out.

The report also noted that President Biden has been soliciting ideas from aides on how to proceed and staff members are debating whether he should hold a news conference or sit for interviews in an effort to reassure the public.

Many Democrats are reportedly panicking about the election after 81-year-old Biden’s halting debate presentation — which sources close to the president suggested during the event was due to him suffering from a cold.

There is growing pressure on Biden to drop out, including from donors and The New York Times’ editorial board, and give the party the opportunity to pick another person to be selected as the nominee at its convention in August.

Post-debate polling from CBS News and YouGov showed 72% of registered voters do not believe Biden has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president. Half of the respondents said the same of Trump, who is 78.

NBC News reported earlier in the weekend that Biden was expected to discuss the future of his re-election effort with members of his family at Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland on Sunday.

Biden’s campaign responded by pointing out how the trip was planned last week and referring to a post-debate memo from its chairwoman, Jen O’Malley, expressing confidence in Biden’s ability to defeat Trump.

A senior Biden official told CNN the president’s family, including children and grandchildren, were expected to be photographed by well-known photographer Annie Leibovitz during the visit to the Camp David retreat.

Katie Rogers, one of the authors of The New York Times report, claimed on X earlier in the day that the Biden family “spent morning not having a summit but in hair and makeup” for the photo shoot.

She later posted, “There is real anger within the Biden family and among close allies about how the president was staffed and prepared ahead of the debate, per people familiar. Biden himself is not stewing, trying to move forward.”

The report said that Biden’s top adviser Ron Klain expressed a 100% certainty that the president will stay in the race. Klain added, “Big-money donors don’t get to dictate the nominee of the Democratic Party.”