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People of diverse backgrounds in France welcome far right's defeat, but fear a rise in hate speech
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FILE - People react to the projection of results during the second round of the legislative elections, near Republique Plaza in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024. For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief, seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic heterogeneity instead of a victory for xenophobic far-right forces. - photo by AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File
PARIS (AP) — For many French voters of diverse backgrounds, last Sunday’s parliamentary election results were a relief, seemingly an embrace of the country’s ethnic variety instead of a victory for xenophobic far-right forces. “It was a moment of joy, a light at the end of the tunnel,” Loven Bensimon said about the ballot results. She celebrated Sunday with thousands of others who rallied against the far right at Place de la Republique in Paris around a giant patchwork French flag that read, “France is the fabric of migrations.” “But the fight is not over,” said Bensimon, 27, a Black woman who works in communications.