Day: September 8, 2024

Protesters have urged the president to resign, after he picked Michel Barnier to lead the government, rejecting the left’s choice

Mass unrest swept France on Saturday over President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint conservative politician Michel Barnier as prime minister, rejecting the choice of the largest faction in parliament.

Demonstrators called for Macron’s resignation, accusing him of a “power grab”and “stealing the election.”

Last month, the French leader rejected the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance’s candidate Lucie Castets for the post, despite the coalition winning the largest number of seats in the July parliamentary election.

In France, the far-left New Popular Front and the Macronites have teamed up to block Le Pen's National Rally from winning the election.
Now Macron has appointed the conservative politician, not the NPF candidate, as prime minister and has entrusted him with the task of forming a… pic.twitter.com/P0KTNfB5Ws

— Andrew (@andraw0x) September 8, 2024

🔊#NOW #Paris: Several thousand people stood up against the "coup" by Macron, who decided against the majority, who gave the newly formed #LFI their votes to form a government in the National Assembly. The elite decided for conservative Barnier as new PM.pic.twitter.com/9gr9CzOdKc

— Asgard Intel WW3.INFO (@AsgardIntel) September 7, 2024

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