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Today, the majority of French cities witnessed vigils to demand “preservation of freedoms and the fight against extremist ideas.”
Agence France-Presse reported that left-wing political parties, unionists and environmental defenders organized protests in more than 140 French cities to denounce "attacks on freedoms" and "liberties-destroying" laws.
The demonstrations across France came a week before the local elections.
150,000 people participated in these protests, including 70,000 in Paris.
Tension dominates the general atmosphere in France in the periodic protests taking place in the country against President Emmanuel Macron's economic and political policies, and in light of the slap the latter received recently.
Last Tuesday, Macron was slapped by a French citizen during a tour of the La Drome region in France, where the country has periodically witnessed popular protests, led over the past years, since November 2018, by the yellow vest movement, denouncing the Macron government's economic policies and the comprehensive security law that was introduced. late last year
