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Yellow Vest protesters erect a GUILLOTINE in Paris bearing French President's political party name amid revolt that has forced Macron to address the furious nation Monday evening

    Yellow Vest protesters erected the guillotine bearing the slogan En Marche! in a threat to Emmanuel Macron
    The move came after another weekend of rioting swept France, leaving dozens hurt and hundreds in custody
    Macron, who has already made 'humiliating' concessions, is expected to go further in a TV address tonight

By George Martin For Mailonline and Afp

Published: 21:54 EST, 9 December 2018 | Updated: 04:37 EST, 10 December 2018

 


The guillotine carried the name of 'En Marche!' - the party of under-fire President Emmanuel Macron

Yellow Vest protesters in Paris erected a guillotine bearing the name of Emmanuel Macron's political party in a direct threat to the under-fire French President.

The move came as the country's finance minister warned the violent protests sweeping the country are a 'catastrophe' for the nation's economy.

The demonstrators torched cars, vandalised and looted shops and restaurants, and hurled stones in a fourth weekend of protests in Paris.

Riot police fought back with tear gas, water cannon and baton charges, leaving 71 people injured in the French capital.

The shocking guillotine footage, which was filmed in an unknown location in France, emerged as Macron prepared to meet trade unionists and rival politicians before addressing the country at 8pm tonight.

And his finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, yesterday warned that the Yellow Vest protests will have 'a severe impact' on the economy.

'It's a catastrophe for commerce, it's a catastrophe for our economy,' the finance minister said. 'We must expect a new slowdown of economic growth at year-end due to the protests.'

The protesters, who take their name from the fluorescent safety vests that French drivers are legally obliged to carry, have wreaked havoc on retailers and the tourism industry.

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[Fishrrman]

If France continues on a downward spiral, watch for a "muslim leader" to emerge with the promise of reuniting France -- under an islamic-flavored rule, of course...

[the_doc]

I'll bet they got it from Obama's FEMA.

(Just sayin.')

[GtHawk]

If France continues on a downward spiral, watch for a "muslim leader" to emerge with the promise of reuniting France -- under an islamic-flavored rule, of course...

No way! The French doing without wine and ooh-la-lah? Not even the Nazis deprived them of booze and whores!

[Free Vulcan]

The French are the weirdest people on the planet. As a nation they wiill surrender at the drop of a hat, yet as individuals can make soccer hooligan riots look like amateur hour at the ladies tea and pinochle club.

[Fishrrman]

Apparently the rioting worked, as Macron went on tv to [pretty much] consent to many of their "demands".

Laugh at the French, but the public there seems to understand that it -is- possible to force the government's hand, with enough people in the streets.

Could those same tactics work here, if the democrat-communists gain power and try to turn America into a socialist-communist paradise?

[Wingnut]

[the_doc]

Apparently the rioting worked, as Macron went on tv to [pretty much] consent to many of their "demands".

Maybe it was the neck chopper that did the trick.  (Anyway, I think it was a stellar idea.)