FRANCE. Paris. manifestations 1er Mai. Some 500.000 participants were estimated to have demonstrated against Jean Marie Le Pen , leader of the extreme right wing party, the National Front, on May 1st 2002 , calling to vote for Chirac against Le Pen in final elections for the Presidency to be held on May 5th.

Paris May 1st 2002 in front of the Paris Opera.
Jean Marie LE PEN , leader of the National Front, with his wife Jany , facing crowd of supporters,