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Strikes Trash Sarkozy’s Popularity

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Posted on Oct 24, 2010
AP / Claude Paris

Members of Sécurité Civile, mostly soldiers, collect trash in downtown Marseille. Garbage collectors have been on strike for nine days to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plan to boost the French retirement age.

As French President Nicolas Sarkozy tries to push through a reform plan to increase the retirement age, protests and strikes have wreaked havoc on the country and sent Sarkozy’s approval rating into a tailspin.

Al-Jazeera English:

The French president’s approval rating has plummeted in the wake of growing discontent over his retirement reform plan.

According to an opinion poll published on Sunday by the Journal du Dimanche newspaper, only 29 per cent of those surveyed still approve of Nicolas Sarkozy.

The poll also showed that a vast majority of the people supported the ongoing strikes over the reforms that Sarkozy has pushed through in both houses of the parliament.

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By RAE, October 25, 2010 at 1:43 pm Link to this comment

Ya… if Sarkozy was smart, he’d just announce:

“I will follow the will of the people and reinstate the retirement age at 60.”

(And over the applause of the crowd, whisper…“and I hope you all enjoy the ride as the country sinks further and further into debt until, like Greece, we declare bankruptcy and return to 3rd world status. Bon voyage!”)

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By PatrickHenry, October 24, 2010 at 6:02 pm Link to this comment

Sarkozy is just another ass kissing zionist stooge of Israel.

The french have those nifty guillotines and should use them once again.

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By Robespierre115, October 24, 2010 at 3:15 pm Link to this comment

The French masses know their history of popular struggle, the French workers are an example for the world.

Sarkozy is just some oligarch thug, if the movement truly radicalized his days would be numbered.

Meanwhile in America we’re still waiting for Obama to suddenly transform into Jesus.

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