Thousands of angry farmers on their tractors are wreaking havoc on the roads of France, among other things threatening to prevent any trucks from entering Paris until their demands are met.
Protests of French farmers are gaining momentum: it is planned to blockade Paris for at least 5 days.
— Mikhail Kulakov (@mikkulakov) January 27, 2024
Farmers oppose the increase in prices for diesel fuel for tractors, as well as new bans on the use of pesticides. pic.twitter.com/D1Ld7G9SP9
INCREDIBLE SCENES
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) January 26, 2024
The farmers have lined up hundreds of tractors in protest on Le Touquet beach where French President Macron has a holiday house.
SHARE – You won't see this on the media 👇 pic.twitter.com/DiFuX7hiC3
Paris, Today. My guess is French politicians are now starting to regret trying to tax farmers out of business for their fake climate agenda. pic.twitter.com/oK8IDLWVvG
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) January 27, 2024
French farmers block road linking France and Spain
— World NBC (@WorldNBC1) January 26, 2024
French farmers in tractors on Friday moved to blockade major roads into Paris as they continued to vent their anger over low food prices and excessive red tape also shut down long stretches of some of France's major highways. pic.twitter.com/gwflqkt2HD
We need to be more #French! Where’s our fleet of tractors? #Democracy https://t.co/Zb6giPqvo3
— Archie Pants (@ArchieMcPants) January 27, 2024