FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 358*TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA OVER OIL TANKER SEIZURE*NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT DELAYED*PROTEST TODAY*

 

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This week an oil tanker seized by French naval commandos off the Atlantic Coast.   The captain and second-in-command taken into custody.

The tanker linked to what's called the "Russian Ghost Fleet" carrying oil exports from Russia under sanctions over the Ukraine War.

The accusations leveled at the tanker included the notion it was used to launch a drone flight over Denmark.

The ship named "Pushpa" or "Boracay" sails under the flag of the African nation of Benin...

"Russian Ghost Fleet, Drones, "Very Serious Mistakes"...What We Know About The Oil Tanker Parked Off The Coast Of Saint-Nazaire"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)

Reacting to the seizure Russian President Vladimir Putin describing it as 'piracy' noting it was seized in international waters.

On Friday the tanker resuming its journey with the previously arrested Chinese captain commanding it...

"France lets "'Russian shadow fleet' tanker go after Vladimir Putin calls seizure 'piracy'"-AFP Hindustan Times India

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AHEAD OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW GOVERNMENT THIS WEEKEND PRIME MINISTER SEBASTIEN LECORNU ATTEMPTING TO CREATE A NEW IMAGE.

LECORNU VOWING NOT TO INVOKE ARTICLE 49.3 TO FORCE THROUGH A BUDGET AS HE SEEKS INPUT FROM THE OPPOSITION ON HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR 2026.

ARTICLE 49.3 ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT TO FORCE LEGISLATION THROUGH WITHOUT APPROVAL OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND HAS BEEN INVOKED FREQUENTLY IN RECENT YEARS AS THE MACRONIST FACTION LACKED A MAJORITY IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

ON SATURDAY EXPECTATIONS OF A NEW GOVERNMENT BEING ANNOUNCED DID NOT MATERIALIZE.

PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IS SAID TO HAVE SET A SUNDAY EVENING DEADLINE TO FORM A NEW GOVERNMENT EXPECTNG IT TO BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY.

TALK OF A TIGHT CABINET WITH 25 OR 26 MINISTERS AND SECRETARIES OF STATE.

THE MACRONISTS ATTEMPTING TO FIND SOME PARTY OR PARTIES TO JOIN THEM TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT INCLUDING THE MAINSTREAM RIGHT 'REPUBLICANS'.

THE LIFE-EXPECTANCY OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT SEEMS TENUOUS AT BEST WITH THE NECESSARY BUDGET AUSTERITY BEING A MAJOR BREAKING POINT IN FRENCH POLITICS RIGHT NOW...

 "Emmanuel Macron has given 'until Sunday evening' for Sebastien Lecornu to form a government"-BFM-TV Live Blog (Translation Prompt)

In Paris this afternoon the "Historic Yellow Vests" gathering.  A place to discuss Yellow Vests issues...

Historic Yellow Vests Protest Paris Week 358 October 4, 2025

There was a procession of Yellow Vests in the streets of Paris the regular weekly process of dozens of demonstrators.

The final portion of the march is seen in the first 30 minutes of the linked video with interviews of protesters following...

     Yellow Vests Procession Paris Week 358 October 4, 2025

                                                 For now that's news from France.     

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