A massive and festive demonstration, but punctuated by violence, took place in Paris on Monday to celebrate May 1 and continue the protest against the pension reform. This Monday, the traditional demonstrations of May 1, in France, are seven to ten times larger than those of last year.

The flags of the unions, with unprecedented unity, rub shoulders with those of the Kurds and the anarchists. Foghorns, union truck sound systems and brass bands maintain a joyful cacophony, where protest rap drowns in whistles.