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French left protests against appointment of new conservative PM

Protesters gather to denounce French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of new conservative prime minister Michel Barnier, in Marseille on 7 September 2024. The placard reads: "Where is democracy?" © Manon Cruz / Reuters

Protesters took to the streets across France on Saturday to denounce what they call a power grab after President Emmanuel Macron appointed conservative Michel Barnier as the country's new prime minister. Critics say the choice overrides elections that made a left-wing alliance the biggest faction in the French parliament.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators joined some 150 rallies called for Saturday afternoon in Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes and elsewhere.

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