Irrespective of the way you take a look at it, 2023 was NOT yr for France. Historic protests towards the tyrannical pension reform, widespread racial riots, unchecked mass migration, wars overseas, French colonial troops kicked out of Africa – and don’t even get us began with the bedbug infestation!
So, in the beginning of an vital yr for the French Republic, President Emmanuel Macron tried to carry the spirits of his countrymen and ladies as greatest he may.
He spoke in a TV tackle earlier than the New 12 months celebrations. 90,000 police and 5,000 troopers had been deployed to make sure safety and tackle the ‘very high’ terrorist risk.
Reuters reported:
“President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that 2024 would be the yr of French delight and hope, marked by the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer season Video games and the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral after a devastating hearth in 2019.
‘Only once in a century does one host Olympic and Paralympic Games, only once in a millennium does one rebuild a cathedral’, Macron mentioned. ‘2024, a year of determination, choices, recovery, pride. In fact, a year of hope’.”
Will probably be troublesome to cheer up the French folks, however on the very least the specter of terrorism was averted, as over 800,000 folks took to the Champs Elysees boulevard to greet the brand new yr in an enormous social gathering with the Olympics theme.
However as for offering safety, issues didn’t work out so nicely. And what’s extra regarding, the widespread vandalism is changing into completely normalized.
The Inside Minister went so far as celebrating that France ‘saw fewer of the car burnings that usually’ throughout the brand new yr celebrations.
Associated Press reported:
“The 380 arrests made nationwide in a single day was a ten% drop in contrast with a yr in the past, mentioned Gerald Darmanin, citing preliminary early morning figures.
Authorities counted 745 automobile fires, additionally 10% fewer than final yr, Darmanin mentioned.
About 40 law enforcement officials suffered slight accidents, a 40% drop on final yr, he added.”
Over 700 automobiles destroyed in a single evening is NOT enterprise as traditional. However Macron’s train-wreck administration believes it’s.
Even with 90,000 legislation enforcement officers deployed, this example couldn’t be averted.
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France Deploying 90,000 Soldiers and Police for New Year’s Eve, Citing ‘Very High’ Terror Threat
Though, 700 automobiles had been torched in 2024, that is a lot decrease than earlier years as The Gateway Pundit has beforehand reported.
In 2019, over 1,000 vehicles had been torched on New 12 months’s Eve.
in 2016, over 800 cars were torched to usher in the New 12 months.
in 2010, 1,137 cars were torched throughout New 12 months’s rioting.
And again in 2006, 425 cars were torched in France on New 12 months’s Eve.
