In France, new center-right government is announced amid protests …
WEB9 hours ago · Student groups and activists from the hard-left France Unbowed party held protests around the country Saturday against a government they say rejects the voters’ will.
France unveils a more right-wing government after deadlock
WEB14 hours ago · PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff announced the formation of a new government on Saturday, hoping to put an end to 2-1/2 months of political uncertainty ...
French anti-Barnier government protests - Wikipedia
WEBFrench anti-Barnier government protests. Nationwide protests in France began on 7 September 2024 following French president Emmanuel Macron 's appointment of 73-year-old Michel Barnier as the prime minister of France following the 2024 French legislative election, in which the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) alliance won a plurality of seats.
Protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind
WEBJan 31, 2024 · France’s protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry.
Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
WEBJun 30, 2023 · CNN — France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and...
More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s …
WEBJan 19, 2023 · More than a million people took to the streets across France to protest against the Macron government’s plans to reform the pension system, of which a proposal to raise the retirement age from...
Protests in Paris as Macron forces through pension reform - BBC
WEBMar 16, 2023 · Tens of thousands of people have protested in France after President Macron forced through controversial pension reforms. The government used a special constitutional power - Article 49:3 - to...
France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in ... - BBC
WEBJan 19, 2023 · More than a million people have joined a day of protests and strikes, according to France's interior ministry, against plans to push back the age of retirement from 62 to 64.
Tear gas used in Paris as unrest grows in French protests - BBC
WEBMar 28, 2023 · Union leaders have been urging President Emmanuel Macron to “hit pause” on plans to raise the legal retirement age in France from 62 to 64. Protests have intensified in recent days, and ...
Fresh protests in France to clash with King's state visit
WEBMar 23, 2023 · French unions have called for a day of action on 28 March that would coincide with the last full day of King Charles III's state visit to the country. Up to 1.08m across France were involved in ...
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