 BBC News with David Harper. Thousands of people have gathered in the French capital Paris to protest against the national rally after a first round of snap general elections appeared to give the far-right party a substantial lead. The centrist prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has warned that the rally, led by Marine Le Pen, stands at the gates of power. South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced a new unity government to include representatives from outside the African National Congress