Uploads from Nocturnales, tagged elections

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:50:17 -0700

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:52:17 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Around 1:00am, the police breaks through a barricade after a long struggle between them and a small group of remaining rioters.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:50:17 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Around 00:45am : standing between the police and the rioters, bottles coming from one side and tear gas from the other, above the barricade.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:42:01 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

The police are fighting back rioters with tear gas and slow moves forward.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:44:24 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

When changing direction, the wind is pushing back the tear gas towards the police.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

Also part of Paris, sketches...

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:42:01 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Emerging from a cloud of tear gas, a rioter throws a stone toward the police.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

Also part of Paris, sketches...

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:36:09 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A man runs over a fence in front of a van set ablaze by a group of rioters.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:42:00 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A band of four people teases the police as a cloud of tear gas dissipates.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:46:53 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Around 00:15 : policeman using a launcher for tear gas to push back rioters.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:44:24 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Around 00:15am, the police arrest a young man who was throwing stones at them.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:36:09 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A man runs past a van set ablaze by a gang of rioters.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

Also part of Paris, sketches...

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:33:33 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A young man with cobblestones taken off the ground of the Bastille square.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:36:09 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Sitting at the top of the stairs of the Opera, a man overlooks the Bastille square where tear gas is in the air, and fighting between the police and rioters continuing sporadically.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:33:29 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Tension builds up fast as rioters have gotten hold of bottles which they throw at the police.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:39:49 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

Light stick thrown by rioters over and amidst the police line.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:31:20 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A young man wearing a mask of now-president Nicolas Sarkozy gives a "fuck" to the crowd below him as he stands on the momument at the center of the Bastille square.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:36:09 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A man clutches a post as the crowd below is rushing away from the tear gas.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:31:20 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A young man happily steps over the fence surrounding the monument a the center of the Bastille square.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

Also part of Paris, sketches...

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:36:09 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A man tramples a fence in front of a van set ablaze by a gang of rioters.

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

nobody@flickr.com (Nocturnales) — Sun, 06 May 2007 20:31:20 -0700

Nocturnales posted a photo:

A group of young protestors sit on the ground in front of police vans while bottles, stones, and tear gas fly above them. They hold a homemade French flag reading "Resistance to Sarkozy-ism".

See the anti-Sarkozy demonstration and riots set.

May 6, 2007 : Nicolas Sarkozy was elected President of France today and people gathered on 'place de la Bastille' to protest against the results and express their anger.

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France