(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
A BAND OF YELLOW VESTS MARCH IN PARIS MAY 18, 2024
France's Liberal Capitalist President Emmanuel Macron touting foreign investment in France with a "Choose France" summit.
Announcements of investments by global corporate giants in the country ranging from Microsoft in the tech sector and Sanofi from the pharma industry.
Media discussing the summit saying the significance of the investments may be overhyped.
But one message spread in the media is that France is not as attractive a place for business investment because of its labor laws.
Large government subsidies are also a factor in drawing business into France as it is with other countries...BFM-TV News Story
THE ATTACK ON A PRISON VAN IN NORMANDY THIS WEEK KILLING TWO PRISON OFFICERS, WOUNDING THREE OTHERS AND SPRINGING GANG LEADER MOHAMED AMRA NICKNAMED 'THE FLY'.
Violence in New Caledonia a French overseas territory around 750 miles northeast of Australia with a population of some 270,000 people.
The native Kanak population angered by a "constitutional reform" giving anyone resident in the island for 10 years the right to vote.
This would dilute the strength of the Kanak vote in elections Kanaks consistently arguing for independence of the territory...
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal dispatched army troops to the airport and port and banned TikTok with a 12-day state of emergency ordered.
Amid the deadly violence and emergency rule in New Caledonia France's Left called for withdraw of the 'reform' while the National Rally leader in the National Assembly Marine Le Pen said the level of violence justified the emergency measures.
This weekend another death reported as violent incidents continued some talk of 'middle ground' being sought to resolve the New Caledonia conflict.
LATE FRIDAY AN 'ASSISTED DYING' BILL CRAFTED BY A COMMITEE OF FRANCE'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
IT WILL BE CONSIDERED ON MAY 27TH.
THE NOTION OF AN ILLNESS 'IN AN ADVANCED OR TERMINAL PHASE' TRIGGERING USE OF A LETHAL SUBSTANCE
THE ASSEMBLY AGREED THURSDAY NIGHT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LEGISLATION.
A NATIONAL RALLY DEPUTY HERVE DE LEPINAU SPOKE OF THE LEGISLATION BEING 'THE LEGALIZATION OF A HOMICIDE'...
BFM-TV France-"End Of Life: Deputies Approve In Committee The Bill Creating "Assisted Dying" (Translation Prompt)
Live video from Paris on Saturday afternoon...
LIVE VIDEO STREAM PARIS SATURDAY MAY 18, 2024 PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST
A left-wing pro-Palestinian protest materializing on the streets of Paris this afternoon.
A protest calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
Left-wing symbols the rainbow flag and the hammer and sickle in this demonstration...SECOND VIDEO STREAM PRO-PALESTINIAN GAZA CEASE-FIRE PROTEST PARIS 5/18/2024
Banners in French and English fronted today's demonstration.
They called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and decried 'genocide' being committed there by Israel...THIRD VIDEO STREAM PRO-PALESTINIAN MARCH PARIS CEASE-FIRE IN GAZA PROTEST 5/18/2024
There was the march of a band of Yellow Vests in the streets of Paris this afternoon.
French flags fronting a demonstration decrying the culture of consumption among other things.
Dozens of people involved the banner at the front of the protest calling for the "Citizens Initiative Referendum" and "Fiscal and Social Justice"...VIDEO LINK
AND POLLING FOR THE JUNE 9TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTION THE NATIONAL RALLY AT 32 PERCENT WITH THE MACRON GOVERNMENT LIST (RENAISSANCE) AT 15.5 PERCENT THE SOCIALIST PARTY AT 13 PERCENT.
THE REPUBLICANS, THE GREENS AND THE LEFT ALL AT 7.5 PERCENT THE RECONQUETE LIST LED BY MARION MARECHAL SHOWING AT 5.5 PERCENT JUST PAST THE THRESHOLD TO WIN A SHARE OF THE 81 SEATS ALLOCATED TO FRANCE IN THE 720 SEAT PARLIAMENT.
THIS ACCORDING TO A NEW ELABE POLL.
For now that is the story of France and the Yellow Vests.
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