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Saturday, September 13, 2025
FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 355*POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TURMOIL*MASS PROTEST EVENT*CREDIT RATING DOWNGRADE*MACRON MEETS GAZA HOSTAGE FAMILIES*PROTEST TODAY A LITTLE BIGGER*
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'BLOCK EVERYTHING' PROTEST IN MARSEILLE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH OPPOSING 2026 BUDGET PLANS
President Emmanuel Macron moved quickly when his government led by Premier Francois Bayrou lost a confidence vote Monday.
The 384-194 vote was a sign of deep opposition to the austere 2026 budget.
Macron's quick move to appoint Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister 24 hours later a way to change the subject.
A pre-planned Leftist protest of the 2026 budget on Wednesday demonstrations called to 'block everything' led to various events blocking roads and railroads involving thousands of protesters leading to hundreds of arrests.
It gave "Les Republicains" politician Bruno Retailleau who serves as Interior Minister for the Macron government an opportunity to project a 'law and order' image.
REGARDING THE MIDDLE EAST MR. MACRON QUICK TO CONTACT THE EMIR OF QATAR FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S ISRAELI ATTACK.
MACRON DENOUNCING THE ATTACK.
MEANWHILE MR. MACRON CALLING FOR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO END THE CONFLICT IN GAZA AND RELEASE HOSTAGES TO RESUME.
HE MET FAMILIES OF THE ISRAELI HOSTAGES AT THE ELYSEE PALACE WEDNESDAY...TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE FRENCH-SAUDI CONFERENCE ON A PALESTINIAN STATE GOT A BOOST FRIDAY THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVING THE 'NEW YORK DECLARATION' ON A PALESTINIAN STATE.
THE VOTE 142-10 WITH 12 ABSTENTIONS.
THE CONFERENCE WHERE MANY NATIONS ARE SET TO RECOGNIZE A PALESTINIAN STATE SLATED FOR A WEEK FROM MONDAY IN NEW YORK AT THE UN.
IT IS CO-SPONSORED BY FRANCE AND SAUDI ARABIA.
Friday night the Fitch rating service downgrading France's credit rating.
The downgrade from AA- to A+ plus linked to the political instability it's believed France will be unable to keep its deficit to three percent of GDP in 2029.
France finds itself in a difficult situation unable to cut entrenched spending and unable to raise taxes in an overt way.
Tariffs imposed by the United States are helping to improve its revenue in the face of massive budget deficits and a huge national debt.
TODAY IN PARIS THE PROTEST EVENT OF THE 'HISTORIC YELLOW VESTS'...
THE WEEKLY YELLOW VESTS PROTEST BY A DEMONSTRATORS IN THE STREETS OF PARIS THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WEEK'S PROCESSION FRONTED BY A YELLOW FLAG AND A FRENCH FLAG.
A NUMBER OF CARDBOARD PROTEST SIGNS HELD BY THE DEMONSTRATORS.
THE PALESTINIAN FLAG ALSO DISPLAYED INSIDE THE PROTEST.
A BULLHORN USED TO LEAD PROTESTERS IN CHANTS WITH 'MACRON' FIGURING PROMINENTLY IN THEM.
A LARGER THAN USUAL GROUP THIS WEEK CERTAINLY 100 OR MORE PEOPLE THE MAIN BODY OF THE PROTEST FRONTED BY A BANNER WITH THE WORDS 'BLACK LINES' AT ITS SIDE.
THE MAIN PHRASE OF THE BANNER READS:
"La Fin De Leur Monde"
"The End Of Their World"
AN APPARENT REFERENCE TO THE SITUATION IN GAZA WHERE THE ISRAELI OFFENSIVE ORDERED BY PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU CONTINUES IN GAZA CITY DESTROYING HOMES IN ITS PATH.
THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION IN FRANCE LED BY HOSTILITY TO THE 2026 BUDGET APPEARS TO HAVE ADDED A LITTLE FUEL TO THIS SMALL WEEKLY YELLOW VESTS PROTEST.
Meanwhile in Lille in northern France today counted as Week 357 of the Yellow Vests protest this demonstration held at a traffic circle...
Also the leader of France's CGT trade union federation Sophie Binet urging participation in the nationwide protest this coming Thursday September 18th.
She says the unions want a budget that includes 'money for public services, hospitals, schools and universities'.
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