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France's Politicians Woo The Country's Angry Farmers

Attal promised to work to make life easier for them by reducing unnecessary red tape (Credit: AFP)

France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal paid tribute to the country's agriculture sector this weekend, responding to the growing discontent of farm workers angry at red tape and high costs.

Another rising political star, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally was also declaring his sympathy for the farmers, who he said were sick of the strictures imposed by "Macron's Europe".

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