Protesters 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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