A protester holds a placard reading "Lesbian resistance, against far-right" as she gathers on the Place de la Republique to demonstrate against the victory of the French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN)National (RN) in the European elections, taking a position of strength in the early legislative elections called by French President after the election results, in Lille (northern France), on June 10, 2024. Analysts say the French leader has taken the extremely risky gamble of dissolving the national parliament in a bid to keep the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party out of power when his second term ends in 2027, after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in the June 9, 2024 EU ballot. The announcement sparked widespread alarm across France, even from within the ranks of his own party. (Photo by Denis CHARLET / AFP)