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By Global News Service
The 89th edition of the Fête de l’Humanité brought together over 450,000 participants for three days of political debate and musical and cultural performances.
Speakers included international figures like Angela Davis, representatives from France’s so-called overseas territories such as Kanak MP Emmanuel Tjibaou, and local activists such as anti-fascist and France Unbowed MP Raphaël Arnault.
Given the political upheaval that followed President Emmanuel Macron’s post-election maneuvers, significant attention was focused on the future of the New Popular Front (NFP). Macron’s controversial decision to appoint Michel Barnier as Prime Minister, bypassing the NFP, has sparked intense debate and brought hundreds of thousands of people to the streets.
Leaders from all NFP parties attended the Fête de l’Humanité, dissecting Macron’s strategy and reaffirming the coalition’s intent to stay united despite attempts to break it up. Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the French Communist Party, left no doubts about their intent: “We must remain united and strong to change France and people’s lives. To move forward, we must preserve this union as a common good.”
Another spotlight of the Fête de l’Humanité was international solidarity, particularly in terms of Palestinian liberation. Speakers from around the world included health workers who had volunteered in the occupied territories and European activists advocating for Palestinian liberation.
from the Peoples Dispatch / Globetrotter News Service
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