Between 65,000 (police estimate) and 160,000 (organisers' estimate) people marched through Paris on Friday 1 May 2009 in the first united demonstration called by the unions since 1947. The demonstration was larger than any May Day march in recent years, with the exception of 2002, when the people of Paris came out to protest against the strong showing of the extreme right candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in the first round of the presidential election. The main target was the economic crisis and the French government's handling of it, but many other causes got an airing.
May Day 2009 march in Paris
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Tens of thousands marched in Paris on May Day 2009 against the economic crisis and the French government.
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