Thousands protest across France after Macron rejects left’s demands for their own PM

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ER Editor: A reminder that the last general election wrapped up on July 7, and installed a far-left coalition, which the majority of voters didn’t actually want (between 10 and 11 million voted for Le Pen and associated parties, consistent with the results of the European elections on June 9). The far left were in league with Macron’s group to form a ‘Republican Front’ against Le Pen’s voters going into the 2nd round of the elections and afterwards. Very democratic, not. The country was left without a functioning government because no prime minister could be found from the far left, a stunt of Macron. (He was eventually given one but rejected her.) Now he’s chosen one that’s basically pro-Europe to the nth degree, technocrat, vaccinate-everyone-because-we-say-so, Michel Barnier, who gave the UK the run around as Brexit negotiator for the EU. Here’s what we published on Barnier this week —

Macron appoints Michel Barnier as new PM

People have woken up even more – they know what such a man represents and that the government hasn’t changed despite having had an election. So we’ve had weekend protests LED BY THE LEFT, those who seemed allied with Macron at first. A brief report is below with some tweets here —

Translation: Less than a week has passed since Michel Barnier was appointed as the new French prime minister, and the public’s reaction has not been long in coming. On Saturday, a wave of mass protests against the president’s decision swept across the country. Crowds chanted “Macron, go away!” Thousands of protesters demanded the resignation of Macron, who they said had “seized power” and “stolen the election.” French police are on high alert, given the risk of clashes. The New Popular Front, winner of the elections, nominated its candidate for the post of head of government, Lucie Castet, but Macron rejected her candidacy and opposed the will of the people. After a “meeting” at the Elysée and the threat of impeachment, Macron finally took the long-awaited, but “wrong” decision by appointing a representative of the right, Michel Barnier. (X will translated the rest)

🇫🇷 Manifestations en France – Macron « a volé les élections »

Moins d’une semaine s’est écoulée depuis la nomination de Michel Barnier comme nouveau Premier ministre français, et la réaction de la population ne s’est pas fait attendre. Samedi, une vague de protestations massives… pic.twitter.com/L0fczXbDGe

— Brainless Partisans 🏴‍☠️☢️☣️🪆 (@BPartisans) September 8, 2024

Macron wants some dubious pension reforms to get passed, which we can guarantee will impoverish people.

Translation: No, Mr. Barnier, the pension law was never “voted”. It was imposed with 49.3 and repression. It has no legitimacy. We will do everything we can to obtain its repeal. And it starts with the demonstrations of #7septembre 

Non, M. Barnier, la loi sur les retraites n’a jamais été “votée”. Elle a été imposée à coups de 49.3 et de répression. Elle n’a aucune légitimité. Nous nous donnerons tous les moyens pour obtenir son abrogation. Et ça commence par les manifestations du #7septembre. https://t.co/GuUKjEMKVp

— FNEC FP-FO (@FnecFpFO) September 7, 2024

Translation:  Around 150 demonstrations are currently taking place throughout France. – This is the first wave of demonstrations, which are expected to multiply in the coming weeks, to protest Macron’s failure to respect the ballot boxes.

🇫🇷- Environ 150 manifestations ont lieu actuellement un peu partout en France.

– Il s’agit de la première vague de manifestations, qui devraient se multiplier dans les semaines à venir, pour protester contre le non respect des urnes par Macron.#MacronDestitution #Barnier #PM pic.twitter.com/JKUJySnl3S

— Lambdactu🔻 (@Lambdactu) September 7, 2024

Translation: Impressive mobilization this Saturday in Paris, against the nomination of PM Michel Barnier. Other well-attended demonstrations in several cities in France.

🇨🇵Impressionnante mobilisation ce samedi à Paris, contre la nomination du PM Michel Barnier. D’autres manifestations très suivies dans plusieurs villes de France. pic.twitter.com/hDehUPGiCt

— Tanya Drouginska (@drouginska) September 7, 2024

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Thousands protest across France after Macron rejects left’s demands

Demonstrations took place in Paris as well as other cities including Nantes, Nice, Marseille and Strasbourg.

VICTOR GOURY-LAFFONT

Thousands of protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday after President Emmanuel Macron rejected the French left’s demands on forming a government and instead appointed conservative veteran Michel Barnier as prime minister.

The call to protest came from left-wing groups, who did so before Barnier’s nomination but after Macron officially decided not to appoint Lucie Castets, the prime ministerial candidate of the pan-left New Popular Front alliance. Macron argued that Castets would not survive an immediate vote of no confidence, but demonstration organizers have described Macron’s decision as a “coup de force.”

Protests took place in Paris as well as other cities including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south, and Strasbourg in the east. In Paris, protesters gathered at Place de la Bastille and tensions ran high as police prepared for potential clashes, according to media reports.

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