FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 370*ALGERIA CONDEMNS COLONIAL RULE AMID TENSIONS WITH FRANCE*BUDGET EXTENDED INTO NEW YEAR*'BIRTH LEAVE' DELAYED*PROTEST MARCH*BRIGITTE BARDOT AND THE YELLOW VESTS*

 

                  (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

The bubbling tensions between Algeria and France boiling over with a unanimous vote in Algeria's parliament Wednesday condemning France's 130-year colonization of Algeria as a 'state crime'.

There have been many flashpoints including French crackdowns on Algerian government efforts against opponents of its government in France.

But particularly harsh for Algeria has been France's decision to side with Morocco in the long-running dispute over sovereignty in the mineral rich Western Sahara region.

The resolution approved unanimously in the Algerian parliament notes extrajudicial killings and nuclear testing as well as the 'plundering of resources'.

It also spoke of the need for a formal apology from France for its actions during colonial rule but it also demands payment of 'reparations'.

"Algerian parliament brands French colonisation a crime, demands apology and reparations"-France 24

The law to extend France's 2025 budget into the new year promulgated by President Emmanuel Macron.   It will provide provisional funding.  Expectations are that parliamentary debates in January will lead to a new budget for 2026.

The financial situation is tight social spending pressured by inflation, a rising national debt and the need to expand defense spending in line with the NATO standard set by US President Donald Trump of 5 percent of GDP.

                                                  BFM-TV Story

Extended "birth leave" approved by lawmakers to start January 1st delayed by six months.   The one to two months leave for parents of newborns now expected in July.

The ability of employers to implement the new leave policy cited in connection with the decision.

President Macron first proposed the notion of birth leave last year in the name of increasing France's birth rate...

"The Ministry of Health announces that the new birth leave will come into effect in July 2026 (instead of January)"-BFM-TV (Translation Prompt)

IN PARIS THIS AFTERNOON THE WEEKLY YELLOW VESTS MARCH. A SMALL GROUP CONTINUING THE TRADITION.

                     A YELLOW FLAG PART OF THE PROCESSION.

PARIS YELLOW VESTS WEEK 370 SATURDAY DECEMBER 27, 2025

And the major news story in France on Sunday the passing of Brigitte Bardot at the age of 91.

She was on the Left in her early years but moved over to the Right in her later years.

Her fourth husband affiliated with the National Front (now National Rally).

Bardot punished with fines for criticizing Islamic religious practices in defense of animal rights.

And back in 2019 in the early days of the Yellow Vests Bardot making an appearance at a Yellow Vests event...

                                   That's the news from France for this week.