Sun Sep 08 06:04:34 UTC 2024: – Thousands of protesters took to the streets in France in response to President Macron appointing a conservative new prime minister, Michel Barnier
– The left, particularly the France Unbowed party, views Barnier’s appointment as denying democracy
– Protesters gathered in Paris and other locations nationwide, expressing their discontent with Barnier’s appointment
– Barnier, who is assembling his Cabinet, expressed a commitment to listening to public concerns, particularly about public services
– Barnier’s appointment comes after Macron’s centrist government performed poorly in the July snap legislative elections, leaving his administration in turmoil
– Critics say Macron, elected on the promise of a break from the old political order, now finds himself battling the instability he once promised to overcome.

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