ONE protester carried a placard depicting Emmanuel Macron as a Nazi. Another produced an effigy of the French president swinging from the gallows. As France prepares for its tenth week of strikes, the mood among protesters on the streets has ranged from festive to violent. On May 26th some 190 rallies and marches were held across the country in an attempt to create a “popular tide” against Mr Macron’s reforms of the railways, universities and much else besides.
At first glance, the pressure on the French president remains intense. Train drivers and other railwaymen are due to continue their rolling strike, on two days out of every five, until June 28th, as planned. On May 29th over half of train drivers were still observing the strike, thereby continuing to make life miserable for commuters. Last week civil servants also took to the streets to defend their special status. Fresh complaints by students arose after half of the 800,000 applicants to...Continue reading
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