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Thousands of leftwing protesters show anger as Michel Barnier made PM
Demonstrators accuse Emmanuel Macron of perpetrating ‘denial of democracy’ by choosing conservative politician
Thousands of angry leftwing protesters took to French streets on Saturday two days after Emmanuel Macron appointed a conservative prime minister.
Demonstrators accused the president of a “denial of democracy” after his decision to name the former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, 73, as leader of the government.
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