A wave of demonstrations follows a defeat for Emmanuel Macron’s party in the EU Parliament election.
Thousands of people have protested across France against the growing influence of the National Rally (RN), ahead of a snap election called in the wake of the right-wing party’s strong showing in the EU Parliament vote.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the early legislative election in a surprise move after the Renaissance alliance, led by his party, was trounced in Sunday’s vote by the movement associated with Marine Le Pen.
France’s largest unions – the CFDT, CGT, UNSA, FSU and Solidaires – issued its call for mass demonstrations over the weekend, and voiced alarm over the prospect of the anti-immigration, protectionist RN taking power.
The RN, led by 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, won around a third of French votes in the EU-wide ballot on 6-9 June, almost twice as many as Macron’s alliance.
If the RN wins a majority in the French legislative election – to be held in two rounds on June 30 and July 7 – President Macron will have to spend the remainder of his presidency, until 2027, with an opponent as prime minister, and will effectively cede control over domestic policy.
With less than three weeks to go before the vote, about 6,200 protesters marched in Toulouse and 3,000 in Paris, while over 2,200 turned out in Marseille, according to national media.
Rallies were also held in Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Grenoble and Strasbourg, with marchers displaying anti-RN banners, as well as Palestinian flags.
Earlier, activists published a statement calling “for people to demonstrate as widely as possible.”
“We need a democratic and social awakening. Otherwise, the far right will come to power,” the joint statement said. Unions have also called for an increase in salaries and pensions, and a reversal of unemployment insurance reforms as part of the “awakening.”
In Paris, the crowds vandalized election signs and sprayed graffiti on walls, with messages including ‘Ni Macron, ni Bardella’ (‘Neither Macron, nor Bardella’), local reporters said.
Outside France, the EU parliamentary election saw a major shift towards conservative-leaning parties.
Whinge all you like, its what the public want and clearly they don’t want mass immigration into France anymore. Wonder too why unions would be so bothered, less members to pay fees perhaps?
Masked lefty THUGS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E4PzcSa2k
As an organization unions are just leftist thugs and they never want their gravy train to end.
Union politics, far right, far left, national, right-wing, nationalistic, national-socialistic, workers party, social-democratic,….name the clubs whatever you want.
It doesn’t matter what they call themselves.
It doesn’t matter what they SAY.
All that matters is what they DO.
And what even matters more is, if they have comprehension of the international bankster cabal.
And therein lies the crux: That cabal has managed over the last 250 years to extract almost all wealth out of populations all over the globe. What’s left will be extorted via CBDCs. And any government fighting that will have a hard time educating the voters about that. Cushy times are over.
The crux for the cabal: where will they seek refuge when TSHTF?
No doubt that the riots are funded by Klaus Schwab and George Soros…just like they are anywhere else.
Trump had a sizable increase in his campaign donations, so much so that an ‘anonymous un-named donor’ sought to beat that amount…
No doubt that it was the WEF’s Klaus Schwab, George Soros (aka Georg Schwartz), or maybe the Gates Foundation?
But no Election bribery, influence pedaling, or campaign donation investigations will ever be undertaken…
The Far Left Frenchies are bitching about the Far Right, but NOT ONE OF THESE UNIONS HAS LOBBIED FOR OR FILED A PETITION TO REMOVE THE FRENCH TROOPS FROM THE UKRAINE!
The International Zionist / J3wi$h Banksters control both wings of the same dirty Illuminati Phoenix Bird.
Please provide evidence for french troops in ukraine (not foreign legion mercenaries).
Foreign Legion are an arm of the French military, their members qualify for citizenship after serving…..so if they are on the ground in Ukraine, then so is the French govt…..
Macron does not seem to be familiar with the law : french or international, because he is soooooo ” intelligent
Scott Ritter…Judge Andrew Napolitano…Hal Turner…for a start.
See also Marine LePen’assessments.
Extreeeeeeeme right = opinion made by French msm : J**** owned
Yea, the same who told people ” vote macron”….
Migrants Responsible for 69% of Violent Crime in France
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/migrants-responsible-for-69-of-violent-crime-in-france/
Protesters explode into violence!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L8oxP9pcq4