(NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)
THE YELLOW VESTS PARIS PROTEST MAY 25, 2024
"major unprecedented insurrection"
PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON TALKS DURING HIS VISIT TO NEW CALDEONIA ON THURSDAY MAY 23rd-BBC News Story
Violence continued this week in New Caledonia public buildings attacked including schools and 300 cars torched at a car dealership in Noumea.
The mayor of the city aligned with President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance Party said the Congress to change the voting rules in New Caledonia should not take place.
One theme of the government in response to the disturbances led by the native Kanak population opposing the planned dilution of their voting strength was to suggest foreign powers currently being demonized by Western nations were involved.
At the beginning of the conflict last week Chinese-owned social media app TikTok was banned in New Caledonia. This week it was alleged that there had been a massive cyber attack on the territory attributed to Russian actors.
Emmanuel Macron flew to New Caledonia on Thursday to hold talks with local leaders and press for an end to blockades and negotiations.
Macron conceded that the proposal to dilute Kanak voting power in New Caledonia was now off the table.
By the weekend with some independence leaders still held by authorities other Kanak activists of the "CCAT" organization were trying to end roadblocks in parts of the territory. Those roadblocks held by guards carrying machetes.
Independence activists seeking to keep both alcohol and firearms away from protest sites...
"'No Alcohol No Firearms': In Noumea, The CCAT Tries To Regain Control Of The Roadblocks"-BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)
ON THURSDAY NIGHT A POLITICAL DEBATE LINKED TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS ON JUNE 9TH.
NATIONAL RALLY PRESIDENT JORDAN BARDELLA FACED PRIME MINISTER GABRIEL ATTAL FOR A DEBATE. BARDELLA IS LEADING THE NATIONAL RALLY'S LIST IN THE ELECTION.
MR. ATTAL CLAIMING THE NATIONAL RALLY IS A PARTY THAT SWITCHES POSITIONS FROM BEING EUROSKEPTIC TO EUROFRIENDLY AMONG OTHER THINGS.
OTHER POLITICAL FACTIONS IN FRANCE INCLUDING THE 'LEFT' NOT INCLUDED IN THIS DEBATE.
IT APPEARS THAT THIS KIND OF FORMAT ENABLED PRIME MINISTER GABIREL ATTAL A POSSIBLE 2027 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO POSTITION HIMSELF AS A LEADING OPPONENT OF THE NATIONAL RALLY...BFM-TV News Story (Translation Prompt)
Video from Paris on Saturday afternoon showing a union associated protest of teachers...
LIVE VIDEO PARIS SATURDAY 5/25/2024 TEACHERS PROTEST
Today's Yellow Vest protest in Paris commemorating the Paris Commune...
SECOND LIVE VIDEO STREAM PARIS SATURDAY 5/25/2024
Shorter videos from today's demonstration by dozens of protesters...
(WARNING: PROFANE LANGUAGE)
From Besancon near the Swiss border today a man in a Yellow Vest speaking the video entitled:
"Everyone Is Fed Up With It"
A strong vulgar statement in the context of the French language contained in the video's title:
"Ras-le-Cul"
"Fed up with my ass"
Economic inequities are cited in this monologue linked to the policies of Emmanuel Macron.
THIS EVENING IN PARIS A DEMONSTRATION IN SUPPORT OF NEW CALEDONIA HUNDREDS IN THE MARCH...VIDEO LINK...
THIS WEEKEND PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON BROACHING THE IDEA OF A REFERENDUM IN NEW CALEDONIA REGARDING THE FUTURE OF VOTING IN THE TERRITORY.
In Tours a protest at an Auchan supermarket on behalf of farmers some Yellow Vests joining the demonstration the organization behind it called "Food Response".
The message from the domestic farmers is that the large supermarket chains are importing cheaper agricultural products like produce.
This undercuts the French agricultural industry hurting the ability of local farmers to make a living...
For now that is the story of France and the Yellow Vests.
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