US EditionProtesters rally in France against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister
- Thousands of protesters rallied across France on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of conservative new Prime Minister Michel Barnier, labeled a "power grab" by far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
- The protests challenged Macron’s decision to skip a prime minister from the far-left bloc after a divisive legislative election in July.
- Demonstrators in cities like Paris denounced Barnier’s appointment as a denial of democracy, reflecting Mélenchon’s rhetoric that the election was "stolen from the French.
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The number of demonstrators in Paris ranges from 26,000 to 160,000 depending on the sources. The impeachment request against Macron has already been filed with the National Assembly and has little chance of being approved
In France, thousands demonstrated against the appointment of conservative politician Michel Barnier as prime minister. Their anger was also openly directed against Macron.
Paris, France.- More than 100,000 left-wing demonstrators took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against the appointment of conservative politician Michel Barnier as prime minister and to denounce a “coup de force” by President Emmanuel Macron. Police said 110,000 people took to the streets, 26,000 people in Paris, but organizers said 300,000 people took part in more than 150 demonstrations across France. Five people were arre…
Macron Appoints Conservative as French Prime Minister
2024-09-07 20:00:00 – www.theamericanconservative.com – France’s President Emmanuel Macron Thursday appointed Michel Barnier, formerly the European Union’s Brexit negotiator as Prime Minister after over 50 days after France’s inconclusive parliamentary elections. The elections saw Macron’s centrists and the hard left prevent the populist Rassemblement National from winning a majority but left the National Assembly divided into three seemingl…
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