FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 362*FORMER PRESIDENT VISITED IN PRISON BY JUSTICE MINISTER*NEW TAXES FOR 2026 BUDGET DEBATED*VANDALISM AT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL LINKED TO RUSSIA*PROTESTS*

 

           (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

This week Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin visited former President Nicolas Sarkozy being held at the Sante prison in Paris.

Mr. Darmanin said his 45 minute visit was in line with his duties as justice minister which include supervision of prisons.

He discussed the security arrangements for the former president.

Mr. Sarkozy is being held in solitary confinement separate from other prisoners some of whom were arrested for threatening his life...

"Gerald Darmanin visited Nicolas Sarkozy at the Sante prison"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)

A court hearing will be held on November 10th regarding a request by Mr. Sarkozy to be released from prison.

NEW TAXES FOR FRANCE'S 2026 BUDGET CONSIDERED IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY A LIMITED TAX ON HOLDING COMPANIES APPROVED.

BUT A MAJOR TAX ON 'HIGH-NET WORTH' THE 'ZUCMAN TAX' WAS NOT RECEIVED WELL.

IN THE END IT WAS REJECTED.

PRIME MINISTER SEBASTIEN LECORNU DISAGREEING WITH THE PUSH OF THE 'LEFT' FOR SUCH A TAX.

                                            BFM-TV FRIDAY LIVE BLOG

Four Bulgarians convicted for spraying graffiti on a Holocaust memorial in Paris.  The 'red handprint' defacing of the memorial said to have been a Russian action to sow division in France.

It happened last year amid controversy over the Israeli military's offensive in Gaza including mass street protests in France.

Two of the defendants got two-year prison sentences, a third three years and the mastermind of the operation still on the run from authorities given a four-year sentence in absentia.

All four defendants given a symbolic one euro fine...NOS Netherlands Story (Translation Prompt)

And video from a Yellow Vests protest this afternoon with protestors on the side of the street and some motorcycle protesters seen at the end of the 10 minute plus video...

     ON FRIDAY NATIONAL RALLY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2027 JORDAN BARDELLA AT A BOOK SIGNING IN JOIGNY SOUTHEAST OF PARIS.

HIS BOOK TITLED 'WHAT THE FRENCH WANT'.

PROTESTERS DEMONSTRATING AGAINST BARDELLA...

THIS WEEK BY A MARGIN OF ONE VOTE THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSING A NON-BINDING RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE END OF A 1968 MIGRATION AGREEMENT WITH ALGERIA.

IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL RALLY.

THAT AGREEMENT GIVES ALGERIANS PREFERENCE IN BEING WELCOMED IN FRANCE.

And from Paris this afternoon a full video of Yellow Vest activities involving the "Historic Yellow Vests".   The marching portion of the protest by a small group of demonstrators seen at two hours into the video...

       Historic Yellow Vests Paris Week 362 November 1, 2025 Video Stream

                                                     For now that's news from France.