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France Yellow Vests Week 275: Prime Minister Slams Le Pen, Economic Growth Forecast Lowered, Five Years Ago Brigitte Bardot In A Yellow Vest, Today's Protests
Nextrush Free ^ | 2/17/2024 | Nextrush/Self

Posted on 02/17/2024 7:11:14 PM PST by Nextrush

A tough stance on immigration and asylum seeking from France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.

But not on the "Mainland" of France instead in the Indian Ocean on island of Mayotte...

At a Tuesday night dinner with members of the National Assembly in the government faction, Prime Minister Gabirel Attal took aim at Marine Le Pen.

Attal may run for President in 2027...

On a week when the British and Japanese economies went into recession an admission that France's economy is stagnating further.

France already had a pretty poor projection for economic growth in 2024 now Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire is setting it lower...

Before today's protest video here is a video from a Yellow Vests event five years ago in February of 2019 at the height of the Yellow Vests.

The woman interviewed none other than French movie legend Brigitte Bardot...

Today's protest under sunny skies in Paris with a larger group...

Speaking of the Middle East situation and hostility to Israel in France there was a demonstration outside a Carrefour store in Paris today...

Today in the town of Colmar in eastern France a protest in support of farmers...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: brigittebardot; europe; france; marinelepen; protest; yellowvests

1 posted on 02/17/2024 7:11:14 PM PST by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

Are they marching against the savages from the Middle East and Africa that are in their nation? That’s far more important than not getting a 32-hour work-week and a percentage point increase in pay. If not, then these “protests” are just Kabuki Theater.


2 posted on 02/17/2024 7:14:01 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic's most controversial and outspoken FReeper)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Indeed one wonders but public opinion is on the side of immigration restrictions that the entrenched elite don’t want.


3 posted on 02/17/2024 7:18:39 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS-REMEMBER REV. NIEMOLLER)
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To: Nextrush

Are the French talking about it? I mean, literally, their country is being invaded. Paris looks like New Delhi. I don’t know. Me, if I was French, I damn sure wouldn’t be bitching about paying more for healthcare or having my pension decline. That would be the least of my worries.


4 posted on 02/17/2024 7:44:07 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Free Republic's most controversial and outspoken FReeper)
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