Fears of French civil war after Marine Le Pen's victory

was gripped by political turmoil yesterday after 's hard-Right party won the first round of a snap .

Violence erupted on the streets of Paris after the results were declared, as demonstrators smashed shop windows, set rubbish ablaze and launched flares.

Riot police clashed with protesters in the Place de la Republique, a focus for angry demonstrations against the rise of Le Pen's party National Rally (RN).

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