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Family of slained teen urge for unrest to ‘calm down’
Protests across France sparked by the police shooting of a 17-year-old last Tuesday have been described as like a “mini civil war” by a British national living in Marseille.
At least 78 people were reportedly arrested across France yesterday, significantly down from 719 arrests the day before. More than 3,000 people have been detained overall following a mass security ...
According to the French interior minister, 107,000 people participated in the protests following calls from leftwing parties. A number of black-clad protesters clashed with the Police and smashed shop windows with 11 protesters being arrested in Paris. [2] Other estimates stated that over 300,000 people participated in the protests. [8]
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
A one-day general strike was held on January 29, with between 1.1 and 2.5 million people participating. [4] Although generally peaceful, a small clash led to the arrest of 100 youth.
At least 78 people were reportedly arrested across France yesterday, significantly down from 719 arrests the day before. More than 3,000 people have been detained overall following a mass security ...
Nuit debout is a French social movement that began on 31 March 2016, arising out of protests against proposed labor reforms known as the El Khomri law or Loi travail. [1] The movement was organized around a broad aim of "overthrowing the El Khomri bill and the world it represents". [2]