FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 322*THE LATEST PRIME MINISTER TRIES TO HOLD ON*CANDACE OWENS TROLLING OF EMMANUEL MACRON*TELEGRAM APP FOUNDER REMAINS DETAINED*TODAY'S PROTESTS*

 

      (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS USING MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

President Emmanuel Macron's second prime minister since last summer's legislative elections spoke Tuesday trying to find a way to get a majority of the National Assembly behind him.

Francois Bayrou touching on sensitive issues the most sensitive the decision to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64.  It was imposed by President Macron using Article 49:3 of the Constitution when majority support was lacking in the assembly.

Mr. Bayrou rolling out the notion of a three-month process to find a sustainable way forward on pensions in France.

An attempt by the Leftist LFI (La France Insoumise) party to censure the Bayrou gov't fell well short getting only 131 votes in the National Assembly.  

A few Socialists joined the LFI with others in the alliance of the "Left" steering clear of the censure motion.

The National Rally opted not to support the censure motion while stating the government deserved censure...

                                      BFM-TV News Story

TROLLING OF POLITICAL LEADERS NOT IN PRESIDENT ELECT DONALD TRUMP'S CAMP IS ALL OVER THE LANDSCAPE.

MR. TRUMP TAKING ON CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU, ELON MUSK GOING AFTER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER AND EMBRACING THE ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY IN GERMANY'S FEBRUARY 23RD ELECTION.

AND THEN THERE'S MAGA COMMENTATOR CANDACE OWENS GOING AFTER FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON.

HER FIRST ACCUSATION REVOLVED AROUND THE NOTION THAT MACRON'S WIFE BRIGITTE WAS BORN A MAN.

NOW AFTER A LETTER URGING HER TO CEASE AND DESIST OWENS SPEAKING OF MR. MACRON'S FORMER TEACHER AND NOW WIFE BRIGITTE VIOLATING THE AGE OF CONSENT LAW IN FRANCE...

"What is the age of consent in France? Candace Owens says President Emmanuel Macron was 15 when he met his wife Brigitte"-Soap Central

The founder of the Telegram App Pavel Durov remains detained in France required to report to police twice a week and under interrogation facing criminal charges.

Durov reportedly told French authorities he will step up content moderation on his platform questioning on December 6th.

Following Durov's detention in France last August Telegram has removed links to Russian media organizations in European Union countries...

"Durov pledges to step up Telegram moderation while interrogated in France-report"-Tass Russia

'FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION' THE MESSAGE OF A PROTEST IN PARIS THIS AFTERNOON A LIVE VIDEO STREAM POSTED ON YOU TUBE.

AT THE START OF THIS VIDEO 'YMCA' PLAYING FROM THE LOUDSPEAKER AS SUNG BY 'THE VILLAGE PEOPLE'...

"Freedom of Epxression" Protest Paris 1/18/2025 Video Stream

A larger protest in the streets of Paris today in support of those nations formerly French colonies now more friendly to Russia than France...

Also in Paris today a protest of the small band of Yellow Vests a video posted in connection with that protest it lasts seven hours and 38 minutes including what happened before and after the demonstration-march.

Dozens of people in this protest with some drums punctuating the protest.

Banners also used in the demonstration.

Palestinian flags also appeared at this protest...

                                 Paris Yellow Vests Video Week 322 1/18/2025

                                             That's the story from France for this week.

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