Angry French farmers demanded Macron’s resignation

according to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency According to the German newspaper “Tagus Shaw”, French President Emmanuel Macron with the noises and whistles and shouts of protesting farmers Today (Saturday), the French opened the agricultural exhibition in France several hours late. During this ceremony, protests and clashes occurred and seven farmers were temporarily arrested and a police officer was injured.

Thus, the conflict between farmers and security forces at the gates It happened at an agricultural exhibition in Paris – shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron was due to officially attend the industry meeting.

Farmers this morning (Saturday) about an hour ago From the opening of the exhibition, they wanted to forcefully enter this exhibition center. They chanted “Macron resign” or “Macron go home”.

While the president is in an emergency meeting with the official representatives of various farmers’ unions upstairs The building had participated in the exhibition. He asked the farmers to exercise restraint. He said that it is not possible to respond to the agricultural crisis in a few hours.

He also outlined the steps he wants to take now to ensure that farmers get a decent income in the future. have. These include low prices for agricultural products and special funding for farmers in financial distress.

One ​​of the reasons for these protests was the debate that Macron had planned at the agricultural exhibition. And representatives from all professions were invited to it. Representatives of environmental organizations should also participate in this discussion. But because Soulevement de la Terre — a group it calls “eco-terrorists” and which the government tried in vain to ban a few months ago — was apparently on the invite list, farmers boycotted the debate.

Despite Macron’s assurances that it was a communication breakdown and that the group in question had not been invited, the scheduled debate had to be cancelled.

President of France addressed the farmers today during his visit to this exhibition “If you destroy the exhibition booths, no one will come, it will not help your colleagues,” said the protester. “So I ask everyone here to keep calm so that the trade fair can be held peacefully. After all, many farmers have been working here for months.”

Macron had to cancel the debate that was originally supposed to last a few hours at the opening of the hall.

The President of France is forced to change the format of this ceremony and instead met with representatives of farmers’ unions for an emergency breakfast. Macron rejected the invitation to Soulevement de la Terre. “I never thought to invite them. I even wanted to ban this group,” he said with tears of anger in his eyes. “This story makes me so angry, you can’t imagine. I condemn the violence of this group. I always stand for peace, civility and respect.”

One He said of the protesters: “The president has not really been able to respond to our demands.”

However, amidst whistles and noises, President Macron was finally able to open this exhibition. Slow down and, supported by dozens of police forces, taste the cheese, milk and honey at the stalls – and send a message to your political opponents.

While French farmers Emmanuel They didn’t want Macron at their agricultural fair. They sent this message very clearly to the president on Saturday. Shortly after Macron arrived at the Paris Agricultural Show this morning, angry farmers stormed the exhibition center.

They were booing and shouting: “This is our home – and demanded Macron’s resignation. They prevented the official opening of the country’s most important agricultural exhibition for almost five hours. Police forces were deployed to ensure the safety of Macron and trade fair visitors. For a short time, the situation between the farmers and police officers in the crowded halls became tense and clashes occurred.

This agricultural exhibition is traditionally for the President of France and the political elite of Paris. It is necessary and important. There, the political arena will meet farmers from all over the country who will present their products. The food and producers of this exhibition are a source of national pride in France. Before, the farmers never prevented the president from opening the exhibition.

President Macron announced last Thursday that he wants to open the hall for a “big debate” on the problems use agriculture.

Violent protests by farmers at this agricultural exhibition apparently prompted the French president to change his plans. Instead of participating in the G7 virtual meeting, Macron stayed with the farmers.

According to the information of the Italian news agency ANSA, French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 virtual meeting in Yev did not participate.

ANSA also reported that Macron will spend the whole day there because of the ongoing farmers’ crisis.

The meeting of the video conference of the leaders of the Group of Seven countries will be held under the chairmanship of Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, on the occasion of the second anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is the first meeting of leading democratic industrialized countries under the G7 presidency in Italy.

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