In Rennes, a protest that is essentially aimed at Macron: "Bayrou and Lecornu are just fuses!"
Report: Around 20,000 people demonstrated peacefully in Rennes on Thursday, although there were tensions at the front of the procession between demonstrators and police, who responded with heavy use of tear gas.
During the demonstration in Rennes, September 18, 2025. DAMIEN MEYER / AFP
Deprived of political stability— five Prime Ministers in two years —Emmanuel Macron has once again focused tensions on himself. And this Thursday, September 18, in Rennes, during the demonstration procession , placards, slogans, and songs targeted him by name, with varying degrees of vehemence. The song "Emmanuel Macron, you have to break. Manu Ciao," to the tune of "Bella Ciao," was widely taken up by the procession, which marched through the city center all afternoon.
A procession featuring Prune and Céleste, two students from Rennes-II, one in L1 Educational Sciences, the other in L1 Humanities. They are participating to denounce "the budgetary measures of the Bayrou government," which fell last week , with which they say they are satisfied. Before getting more...
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