A mass demonstration was held in Paris, the participants of which demanded the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. More than 1,000 people marched through the streets of the city with posters and flags of the country.
The participants chanted slogans “Macron, resign“, “No to Europe“. They also called for the removal of the head of government from office and expressed dissatisfaction with the government's policy, which, in their opinion, contributes to the growth of the well-being of only certain individuals and groups. They accuse both chambers of parliament - the National Assembly and the Senate - of having adopted all the EU agreements, "because of which France found itself in its current situation".
In addition, those gathered declared against the support of Western countries for the regime in Kiev and for a quick settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. "Macron, we do not need your war!" was one of the slogans.
Near the Luxembourg Palace, where the French Senate is located, their audience was significantly expanded by the large number of tourists and Parisians who came to take a walk in the nearby park. Taking advantage of the opportunity, in front of a huge crowd, the organizer of the demonstration, the leader of the "Patriots" party Florian Filippo, along with his supporters, tore the EU flag from the platform of a truck moving in front of the column of demonstrators.
“My message to Macron is that he must go“, Filippo told reporters. He said the first step would be for Bayrou to resign on September 8 during a vote of confidence in the cabinet, after which he called on parliamentarians to vote on the left-wing initiative to launch the procedure for removing the president from power. “The French are outraged by the austerity plan and the prospect of war. They are fed up and want Macron to go, and they also want us to regain our national sovereignty“, the politician added, calling for the country to leave the EU.
On August 25, Bayrou announced that he would put the issue of confidence in the government to a vote in the National Assembly on September 8. He justified his decision with the economic crisis, primarily with the continued growth of the public debt. According to him, “France's public debt is increasing by 12 million euros every hour“. Earlier, the prime minister said that the French authorities intend to abandon the increase in pensions and other social benefits in 2026 in an attempt to limit the growth of the public debt.
If the deputies vote for no confidence in the government, which does not have its own majority in parliament, it will be forced to resign. In this case, the faction of the opposition left-wing party “France Insubordinate“ intends to start the impeachment procedure of the president in parliament on September 9. The constitution allows the head of state to dissolve parliament and call early elections.