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| France’s Macron vows to use ‘all means’ to restore calm |
| 2018-12-11 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] French President Emmanuel Macron is promising "all means" will be used to restore calm after the disruptive protests that have deeply shaken the nation. On Monday night, Macron addressed La Belle France for the first time since anti-tax protests around the country turned into rioting in Gay Paree. Trying to sound gentle and calming, Macron acknowledged "anger and indignation" among members of the public over the cost of living. But he also said "no indulgence" would be given to people behind the protest violence. He said "no anger justifies" attacking police or looting stores, saying both threaten La Belle France’s cherished liberty. MINIMUM WAGE HIKES Macron announced on Monday a 100-euro ($113) per month increase in the minimum wage from next year in a major concession to "yellow vest" protesters who have roiled the country. The minimum wage was set at 1,498 euros per month pre-tax in 2018 and 1,185 euros after tax. Macron also rolled back most of an unpopular increase in taxes on pensioners which was introduced by his government. He stressed that the protests by mostly low-income people in small town or rural La Belle France were the result of long-term problems. "Their distress doesn’t date from yesterday. We have ended up getting used to it," he said. "These are forty years of malaise that have come to the surface," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 les misérables |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-11 20:11 |
| #13 Wonder if any legislators want to nuke dissidents, like we have in our country. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2018-12-11 20:10 |
| #12 130,000 nationwide is the current estimate that I read |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-11 19:21 |
| #11 'Be a real shame if the migrants went on a rampage because all security personnel is in Paris. Real shame; might be dangerous for your families.' |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-12-11 19:17 |
| #10 "Campesinos!" "Chingadas Posadas." "Revolting!" "And smashing piñatas." "If they don't care for PAN And know PRI is a con, Let these silly Juans sell empanadas!" |
| Posted by: Thereth Throlump6573 2018-12-11 16:20 |
| #9 jvalentour, these things can grow very quickly. and 31,000 is a very nice start. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-12-11 13:45 |
| #8 31,000 yellow jackets hardly represent a rebellion. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2018-12-11 09:43 |
| #7 "Mommy! The peasants are revolting!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-12-11 09:28 |
| #6 Let's check the mood of the jackets here. Hmm... polishing the Guillotine Don't think they are happy, bub. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-12-11 09:24 |
| #5 Once the EUSSR "army" is here they can be used to put down the cattle in the Vassal regions of the EU. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-12-11 07:56 |
| #4 Any means necessary EXCEPT expelling the invasion. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-12-11 07:54 |
| #3 Left unsaid "You are just peasants and don't matter for shit." |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-12-11 07:17 |
| #2 I watched part of that speech. To me it appeared like he listed the valid reasons for the riots and then said, in effect, "I and the bureaucracy acknowledge your valid reasons but you must obey us as we are the state." Pompous self-centered elite a-hole! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-12-11 07:16 |
| #1 Still looking for a general to shoot your own people? Nice doggy, nice doggy, while reaching behind you for something to club it with. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-12-11 06:03 |