© Bertrand Guay / AFPFigure of French President during a rally on May 22, 2018 in Paris
A giant effigy of the French leader was apparently spotted at Place de la Nation, the usual place for all sorts of rallies in the capital. 'Macron' had a bullet hole right between his eyes, with blood flowing from it. Demonstrators were then seen burning the effigy.
Scuffles broke out in Paris on Tuesday during trade union rallies. Protesters hurled projectiles at police and broke shop windows, while officers responded with tear gas and water cannons in an attempt to disperse the crowd. According to reports in French media, over 16,000 people took part in the protests.
RT footage from the scene shows police beating people with batons and detaining masked protesters. The demonstrators are seen fleeing from police through thick plumes of smoke. One of the protesters was filmed sitting on the pavement with his head bloodied, apparently following a scuffle. A police officer was seen moving to him to provide medical aid.
Comment: The movement against Macron's government's sweeping reforms has been building for some time with union officials deeming it a "declaration of war", even his own cabinet consider him 'arrogant and undemocratic', and by disregarding the idea of a Frexit, he's made it quite clear that the will of the French people is not a priority. Meanwhile he's kissing up to Washington by joining the illegal and failing wars in the Middle East and so making enemies everywhere else too:
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