FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 138: THE PROTESTS AND THE POLITICS

 

     YELLOW VESTS PROTEST IN PARIS JULY 3, 2021

France moving forward from the regional election results with the media talking points emphasizing the results as bad news for both President Emmanuel Macron and his primary political opponent National Rally leader Marine Le Pen.    The two are the top vote getters in polling for the final round of the Presidential Election next year.

Another politician is being promoted heavily for President of France.   He is the leader of the country's northern region Xavier Bertrand.    Bertrand a "Mainstream" politician of the "Right" led his group to success in the Hauts de France region.

Polling has been done showing Bertrand a shoo in to beat Marine Le Pen in a final Presidential election round while polling has shown a much tighter race between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and Le Pen.

A big new issue in the media crosshairs is the large number of voters who chose to stay home in the regional elections.  That way of voting or in reality not voting seemed to help  "Les Republicans" and hurt the National Rally....FRANCE 24

When it comes to COVID-19 the government wants to move forward with vaccination.  Premier Jean Castex sees the need to force the issue at the very least wanting to make vaccination mandatory for health care workers-caregivers in long-term facilities.     Legislation is on its way.

This "Gilets Jaunes" Yellow Vests themed video posted on You Tube today....TU CROISES LES GILETS JAUNES

Yesterday In Paris the "Climate Change" protesters came out to put a giant Yellow Vest on a statue.    This act part of the "Extinction Rebellion" movement.....EXTINCTION REBELLION-CLIMATE CHANGE PROTEST AT PARIS STATUE WITH GIANT YELLOW VEST 7/2/2021

A short video from Paris today shows Yellow Vests gathered with their banners and then on the march.    The large yellow banner in this video lists three items:

1.  Fiscal And Social Justice

2.  Direct And Participatory Democracy

3.  End Of Privileges Of Elected Officials

           YELLOW VESTS GATHERING IN PARIS WEEK 138 7/3/2021

The Yellow Vests see a collusion a collaboration between the government and the mainstream media in France to shut them out and marginalize their ideas media like BFM-TV and CNEWS...

                           YELLOW VESTS PROTEST MEDIA BIAS

It is out on the highways and byways of France that the Yellow Vests began protesting higher gasoline prices imposed through taxes said to be "Green" and the government's sale of highways to private companies who imposed tolls.

Today Yellow Vests are seen at an outdoor protest a traffic circle protest in Lisieux in Normandy...

YELLOW VESTS PROTEST AT TRAFFIC CIRCLE LISIEUX FRANCE WEEK 138 7/3/2021

And also a protest with a banner in Lisieux today...

YELLOW VESTS LISIEUX 7/3/2021 WEEK 138

Also in Paris today the exhibit of photos of the Yellow Vests captured in this nine minute plus video....

                    YELLOW VESTS PHOTO EXHIBIT IN PARIS

And finally a longer length video of Yellow Vests marching in Paris today ...

           YELLOW VESTS MARCH IN PARIS WEEK 138 7/3/2021

That is the story of the Yellow Vests this week in France.