Farmers accuse President Macron of not caring about France

A group of French farmers stormed into a Paris farmers’ fair on February 24 before a planned visit by Emmanuel Macron, amid anger over costs and regulations.

Facing dozens of police officers inside the fair, the farmers shouted and booed, calling for the French president’s resignation and using expletives aimed at him, according to The Guardian.

“This is our home!” they shouted, as lines of French CRS riot police sought to contain the demonstration.

There were some clashes and police arrested at least one protester, a Reuters witness saw.

Farmers have been protesting across Europe, calling for better income and less bureaucracy and denouncing unfair competition from cheap imported goods.

The Paris farm show is a major event in France, attracting about 600,000 visitors over nine days.

Farmers’ protests, which have spread across Europe, come as the far right, for which farmers represent a growing constituency, is predicted to make gains in June’s European parliament elections.