FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68:  NEWSDUMP ALERT GOVERNMENT INVOKES ARTICLE 49.3 TO MOVE PENSION REFORM

In the midst of a Newsdump Saturday with the coronavirus story dominant President Emmanuel Macron's Premier Edouard Philippe announced the invocation of the article of the French constitution that allows the government to move legislation with his personal affirmation and the only way to stop it being one vote of censure instead of numerous votes on amendments, procedure etc.

Philippe appeared in the National Assembly late this afternoon denouncing the:

"deliberate obstruction of a minority"

Opposition members of the National Assembly responding with shouts of protest at the move.

LE FIGARO VIDEO OF PREMIER EDOUARD PHILIPPE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Yellow Vests again taking to the streets and highways of France for Week 68 in an environment dominated by concerns about the coronavirus (Covid-19).      The concentration of cases in northern Italy is near France and also Switzerland which has banned public gatherings of more than a thousand people.

Video links to today's protests below:

PARIS YELLOW VESTS PROTEST WEEK 68 2/29/2020 THREE HOUR VIDEO



YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68 ROUEN 2/29/2020

And as of 6 pm local time, 12 Noon here in the Eastern US a live video stream from Toulouse and today's Yellow Vests protest and Judith Muijsers in English commenting on the latest developments including the move to force through the pension reform today.....

TOULOUSE LIVE VIDEO STREAM YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68 JUDITH MUIJSERS

Earlier in Toulouse this video shows the protest and the police launching tear gas towards the end......

TOULOUSE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68 PROTESTERS CONFRONT POLICE WHO FIRE TEAR GAS

Yellow Vests also today in the port area of Marseille....YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68 MARSEILLE 2/29/2020


The protests in Nantes today less Yellow Vests than black uniformed environmentalist protesters who ended up in confrontations with police using water cannon and tear gas.....YELLOW VESTS NANTES WEEK 68 2/29/2020

Getting back to the invoking of Article 49.3 it has been anticipated that the government would make its move to force a "first reading" but not final passage of "pension reform"ahead of the first round of municipal elections on March 15th.

Opposition lawmakers from the "Left" and "Right" issuing separate censure motions against Macron's government tonight.    A censure vote by a majority in the National Assembly is the only way to overcome the use of Article 49.3 by the government.

And the video of the Yellow Vests protest in Lille today with a gathering that is captured in video and still pictures with captions.   One protest sign today proclaimed the "MACRONAVIRUS" at the Lille protest......YELLOW VESTS WEEK 68 LILLE 2/29/2020


And that is the Yellow Vests story in France for Week 68.