Harnwell: French government blinks as farmer protest reaches the gates of Paris

The “farmer protests” that have been flaring up across Europe in recent weeks — Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania to name just the big ones — grew to over 70,000 people in France this week.

Paris is now blockaded, and the protesters — who enjoy around 90% approval ratings from their fellow countrymen — have dismissed as inadequate the emergency concessions offered by the new government.

Indeed, the protesters — sensing the panic and weakness of the governing class — are digging in. What will President Emmanuel “Louis XVI” Macron in his growing desperation do next?!

Sources:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/01/25/rishi-sunak-latest-news-farage-tory-leadership-election/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68104202

https://www.ft.com/content/7ab95c93-3942-449a-8869-539b7a2f8538

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68117813

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Aired On: 01/27/24