Protest Against Hollande

French President Francois Hollande's popularity has recovered slightly from a recent low as street protests against a contested labour reform have abated, a poll showed on Monday.

French riot police used tear gas and water cannon to clear stone-hurling youths as unions kicked off a new wave of street protests and strikes on Tuesday over planned labour reforms, but President Francois Hollande refused to back down.

A critic of President Francois Hollande and France's ruling elite dumped tonnes of horse manure in front of the national parliament building in Paris on Thursday in a pungent protest against French politics.

Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.

Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Three separate columns of protesters filed through the French capital on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption by June.

French President Francois Hollande's popularity has recovered slightly from a recent low as street protests against a contested labour reform have abated, a poll showed on Monday.

French riot police used tear gas and water cannon to clear stone-hurling youths as unions kicked off a new wave of street protests and strikes on Tuesday over planned labour reforms, but President Francois Hollande refused to back down.

A critic of President Francois Hollande and France's ruling elite dumped tonnes of horse manure in front of the national parliament building in Paris on Thursday in a pungent protest against French politics.

Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.

Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace as part of a huge protest against a draft law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

Three separate columns of protesters filed through the French capital on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption by June.